Kerala Congress (M)
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Kerala Congress is a recognised state level Indian political party in Kerala. It was formed in 1979, through a split from the Kerala Congress
. Its leader is K. M. Mani
, a former minister of the Government of Kerala. Its chairman was C. F. Thomas
. As of 2011, the party had eleven MLAs in the State Legislative Assembly
and one MP (Jose K Mani) and was an alliance member of the United Democratic Front
, that lost control of state government in the 2006 Kerala state assembly elections.
On April 30, 2010 another Kerala Congress faction led by P. J. Joseph
, which was a constituent of Left Democratic Front decided to leave LDF and merge with KC(M) to form a single united Kerala Congress
.
For the Kerala Assembly election, the united groups would be contesting under the banner and symbol of Kerala Congress (M) as directed by the election commission. The name Kerala Congress and symbol bicycle which have been claimed by the united group have been temporarily frozen.
Kerala Congress
The Kerala Congress is a recognized State political party in Kerala, India. The party was founded by K. M. George in October 1964 after a group of legislators decided to break from the Indian National Congress...
. Its leader is K. M. Mani
K. M. Mani
Karingozhakkal Mani Mani is a veteran Indian politician and the leader of Kerala Congress , one of the factions of the Kerala Congress. He holds the records of having presented the maximum number of eight budgets in the Kerala Legislative Assembly as Finance Minister and also as the...
, a former minister of the Government of Kerala. Its chairman was C. F. Thomas
C. F. Thomas
Chennikkara Francis Thomas, popularly known as C. F. Thomas , is a politician and a member of Kerala Legislative Assembly. He was Minister for Rural Development in the previous Kerala Government...
. As of 2011, the party had eleven MLAs in the State Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly is the name given in some countries to either a legislature, or to one of its branch.The name is used by a number of member-states of the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as a number of Latin American countries....
and one MP (Jose K Mani) and was an alliance member of the United Democratic Front
United Democratic Front (India)
United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress....
, that lost control of state government in the 2006 Kerala state assembly elections.
On April 30, 2010 another Kerala Congress faction led by P. J. Joseph
P. J. Joseph
P. J. Joseph is an Indian politician, the leader of the Kerala Congress party in Kerala, and an MLA, representing the Thodupuzha assembly constituency. Since 1990 his party has been part of the Left Democratic Front as an alliance. He has also held various ministerial positions with the Government...
, which was a constituent of Left Democratic Front decided to leave LDF and merge with KC(M) to form a single united Kerala Congress
Kerala Congress
The Kerala Congress is a recognized State political party in Kerala, India. The party was founded by K. M. George in October 1964 after a group of legislators decided to break from the Indian National Congress...
.
For the Kerala Assembly election, the united groups would be contesting under the banner and symbol of Kerala Congress (M) as directed by the election commission. The name Kerala Congress and symbol bicycle which have been claimed by the united group have been temporarily frozen.