The left Front won 59 seats, their most number of seats won in Indian general elections, in the 14th Lok Sabha elections.
The 14th Lok Sabha (17 May 2004  18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April  10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (20042009). 10 Communist Party of India (CPI) The Left Front (Bengali :  ; baam front) is an alliance of political parties in the Indian state of West Bengal. Other parties joined in later years, most notably the Communist Party of India. The CPI(M) is the dominant force in the alliance. In the 2004 Lok Sabha election, CPI(M) contested 32 seats, RSP 4 seats, CPI 3 seats and AIFB 3 seats. CPI(M) won 26 seats, CPI 3 seats, AIFB 3 seats and RSP 3 seats. 
