Asom Sonmilito Morcha[5] (ASOM), formerly known as United Opposition Forum, is a political alliance of 15 secular and democratic parties in Indian state of Assam.[4][6][7] Due to disagreement on seat sharing for Assam Legislative Assembly bypolls, the opposition parties went ahead excluding the Indian National Congress. [1]
Asom Sonmilito Morcha | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | ASOM |
| President | Ajit Kumar Bhuyan (AGM) |
| Secretary | Lurinjyoti Gogoi (AJP) |
| Founded | 2 years ago |
| Headquarters | Rajiv Bhawan, GS Road, Guwahati, Assam (Formerly)[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 14 (Assam)
|
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 7 (Assam)
|
| Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly | 2 / 126
|
2021 Assam election
editTen political parties formed a political alliance in the run-up for 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election. But only eight of them including Indian National Congress, All India United Democratic Front, Bodoland People's Front, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, Anchalik Gana Morcha and Rashtriya Janata Dal came into a seat sharing agreement for dethroning the incumbent BJP government.[8] However the alliance was unable to defeat the BJP and its allies, but it gained 43.68% of the total votes polled and got 50 seats.[9]
After the election, Bodoland People's Front left the alliance and All India United Democratic Front was expelled by Indian National Congress.[10]
Current members
edit| Party | Abbrev. | Symbol | State Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | CPI(M) | 
|
Suprakash Talukdar | |
| 2. | Raijor Dal | RD | 
|
Akhil Gogoi | |
| 3. | Assam Jatiya Parishad | AJP | 
|
Lurinjyoti Gogoi | |
| 4. | Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) | NCP(SCP) | 
|
D. D. Adhikary | |
| 5. | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | SHS(UBT) | 
|
Ram Narayan Singh | |
| 6. | Communist Party of India | CPI | 
|
Munin Mahanta | |
| 7. | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | CPI(ML)L | 
|
Bibek Das | |
| 8. | Aam Aadmi Party | AAP | 
|
Manoj Dhanowar | |
| 9. | Samajwadi Party | SP | 
|
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| 10. | Rashtriya Janata Dal | RJD | 
|
Hira Devi | |
| 11. | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | APHLC | Jonas Engti Kathar | ||
| 12. | All India Forward Bloc | AIFB | |||
| 13. | Jatiya Dal-Asom | JDA | M.G.Hazarika | ||
| 14. | Anchalik Gana Morcha | AGM | Ajit Kumar Bhuyan | ||
| 15. | Purvanchal Lok Parishad | PLP | Charan Chandra Deka | ||
| 16. | Kamatapur People's Front[11] | KF | Biswajit Ray | ||
| 17. | Sonowal Kachari Gana Mancha[11] | SKGM | Gopal Sonowal | ||
Past Members
| Party | Symbol | State Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodoland People's Front | BPF | 
|
Hagrama Mohilary |
| 2 | All India United Democratic Front | AIUDF | 
|
Badruddin Ajmal |
| 3 | Janata Dal (United) | JD(U) | _Flag.svg){kind=small}
|
Paresh Nath |
| 4 | Trinamool Congress | TMC | 
|
Sushmita Dev |
| 5 | Indian National Congress | INC | 
|
Bhupen Kumar Borah |
President and General Secretaries
editPresident
editThe president coordinates with the members of currently four membered panel of General Secretaries.
| No. | Name | Party | Date of appointment | Date of retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ripun Bora | INC | 15 March 2021 | 24 July 2021 |
| 2 | Bhupen Kumar Borah | 24 July 2021 | 23 October 2024 | |
| 3 | Ajit Kumar Bhuyan[12] | AGM | 25 October 2024 | Till date |
General Secretaries
edit| No. | Posts | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Working Presidents | Suprakash Talukdar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 3 | Jonas Ingti Kathar | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | ||
| 4 | General Secretary | Lurinjyoti Gogoi | Assam Jatiya Parishad | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Congress Is Responsible For Collapse Of Opposition Unity In Assam | OPINION".
- ^ Singh, Bikash (12 March 2020). "Anti-CAA activist Ajit Bhuyan is Congress AIUDF supported candidate for Rajya Sabha". The Economic Times.
- ^ "Assam: Foundational Pillars of Constitution Facing Constant Attack | Peoples Democracy". peoplesdemocracy.in.
- ^ a b "Assam opposition parties to frame common minimum programme for Lok Sabha polls". Deccan Herald.
- ^ "Assam opposition parties rename alliance as 'Asom Sonmilito Morcha'".
- ^ "Press Trust Of India". www.ptinews.com.
- ^ "Assam Congress initiates grand alliance move against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ Service, Indo-Asian News (March 14, 2021). "Cong-led 'Mahajot' in Assam now has 10 parties". The Siasat Daily.
- ^ https://eci.gov.in/files/file/13620-assam-general-legislative-election-2021/
- ^ "Don't weaken 'Mahajot', AIUDF tells Congress after being removed from alliance in Assam". The New Indian Express.
- ^ a b Bharat, E. T. V. (2024-10-24). "Assam: Congress Splits From Opposition Forum Ahead Of By-Elections". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ Sadanand, B. (October 25, 2024). "Assam Opp alliance moves forward sans Congress; names new chief". EastMojo.