on the political left two alliances had emerged; the united left election committee (an alliance between the communist party of india, the praja socialist party, the forward bloc, marxist forward bloc and the revolutionary socialist party) and the united left front (comprising the socialist unity centre of india, the bolshevik party of india, the republican party and the democratic vanguard). a third alliance was the united democratic people's front, consisting of bharatiya jana sangh, hindu mahasabha and the revolutionary communist party of india.