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Asom Sonmilito Morcha
AbbreviationASOM
PresidentAjit Kumar Bhuyan
(AGM)
SecretaryLurinjyoti Gogoi
(AJP)
Founded2 years ago
HeadquartersRajiv Bhawan, GS Road, Guwahati, Assam (Formerly)[1]
Ideology
Political positionLeft-wing
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 14
(Assam)
Seats in Rajya Sabha
1 / 7
(Assam)
Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly
2 / 126

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]

2021 Assam election

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Ten 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

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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
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) Paresh Nath
4 Trinamool Congress TMC Sushmita Dev
5 Indian National Congress INC Bhupen Kumar Borah

President and General Secretaries

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President

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The 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Congress Is Responsible For Collapse Of Opposition Unity In Assam | OPINION".
  2. ^ Singh, Bikash (12 March 2020). "Anti-CAA activist Ajit Bhuyan is Congress AIUDF supported candidate for Rajya Sabha". The Economic Times.
  3. ^ "Assam: Foundational Pillars of Constitution Facing Constant Attack | Peoples Democracy". peoplesdemocracy.in.
  4. ^ a b "Assam opposition parties to frame common minimum programme for Lok Sabha polls". Deccan Herald.
  5. ^ "Assam opposition parties rename alliance as 'Asom Sonmilito Morcha'".
  6. ^ "Press Trust Of India". www.ptinews.com.
  7. ^ "Assam Congress initiates grand alliance move against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  8. ^ Service, Indo-Asian News (March 14, 2021). "Cong-led 'Mahajot' in Assam now has 10 parties". The Siasat Daily.
  9. ^ https://eci.gov.in/files/file/13620-assam-general-legislative-election-2021/
  10. ^ "Don't weaken 'Mahajot', AIUDF tells Congress after being removed from alliance in Assam". The New Indian Express.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Sadanand, B. (October 25, 2024). "Assam Opp alliance moves forward sans Congress; names new chief". EastMojo.