Third Front (India)

Third Front
AbbreviationNP
LeaderChandra Shekhar
PresidentN. T. Rama Rao
Lok Sabha LeaderV. P. Singh
Dissolved1995
Merged intoUnited Front
IdeologyBig tent, Secularism
Political positionCentre to left
Seats in Lok Sabha133

In Indian politics, the Third Front refers to temporary alliances which began in 1989 among smaller parties to offer a third option to Indian voters. These alliances arose to challenge the Indian National Congress (INC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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