Sometimes known as the Third Front. For the Third Front in power between 1996 and 1998, see United Front (India). For the Third Front in power between 1989 and 1991, see National Front (India).
The Third Front re-invented itself as an alliance of ten different political parties on March 12, 2009, at a rally held in Dobbaspet, a small town 50 kilometres from Bengaluru[1]. The advertisement put forth on this day read:
"The Third Front is being launched, against the pro-rich economic policies of the national parties like the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, against the growth of communal and fascist forces and to remain determined and committed to the cause of the pro-farmer, pro-poor, pro-worker, pro-Other Backward Classes, pro-Dalit, pro-women, pro-minorities and pro-youth."
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Member parties
| Parties | Lok Sabha MPs before 2009 election | Lok Sabha MPs after 2009 election |
|---|---|---|
| Left Front | 53 | 24 |
| Bahujan Samaj Partyb | 19 | 21 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 5 | 6 |
| AIADMK | 0 | 9 |
| Janata Dal (Secular)a | 4 | 3 |
| Haryana Janhit Congress | 0 | 1 |
| Biju Janata Dal (BJD) | 11 | 14 |
| Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) | 6 | 0 |
| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 102 | 79 |
- a: parties that left the Third Front to join the UPA government after the 2009 general elections
- b: parties that gave outside support to UPA government after the 2009 general elections
Source: [2]
Former member parties
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (joined NDA)
Samajwadi Party (joined UPA)
Asom Gana Parishad (joined NDA)
Indian National Lok Dal (joined NDA)
History of the Third Front
Prior to 2008, the Third Front existed as the United National Progressive Alliance for a brief period of time. It was then a grouping of eight political parties in India who were neither in United Progressive Alliance nor in NDA or in Indian left. The alliance had then approached Abdul Kalam to contest the Indian presidential election. Rasheed Masood was their Vice-Presidential candidate.
The UNPA however split in 2008[3], to be resurrected in 2009 as the Third Front.
The Third Front politics have been panned earlier for being ideologically loose and opportunistic[4].
External links
References
- ^ "Left, key regional parties launch the Third Front". http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/mar/12/third-front-is-launched1.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ "Third Front is not a threat, say Congress and BJP". http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Third-Front-is-not-a-threat-say-Congress-and-BJP/rssarticleshow/4256233.cms. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ "The United National Progressive Alliance Splits". http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/12246. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ "WHAT FRONT? Why alternative politics has become such a laughable cliché". http://www.tehelka.com/story_main31.asp?filename=Ne300607What_PRO.asp. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
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