Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran)

Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran)
AbbreviationDIC(K)
LeaderK. Muraleedharan
FounderK. Karunakaran
Founded2005
Split fromIndian National Congress
Merged intoNationalist Congress Party
HeadquartersThrissr (India)
Student wingKerala Students Union (Indira)
Youth wingIndira Youth Congress (Indira)
AllianceLeft Democratic Front
Election symbol
Television

Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) (DIC(K)) was a political party in Kerala, India. DIC(K) was founded at a meeting in Thrissur by the K. Karunakuran faction of the Indian National Congress on 1 May 2005. Initially it was called National Congress (Indira), but the name was changed DIC(K) for registration purposes in August of the same year.[1]

Karunakuran's son K. Muraleedharan was the party president. The party allied with the Left Democratic Front in the local elections and made success. But the party was not considered for a tie up during the state assembly elections that followed. The party could not make any impression in the elections as expected. Later, Karunakaran and Muraleedharan, along with some other party members, moved to Nationalist Congress Party. After a brief while, Karunakaran returned to Congress.

  1. ^ "Karunakaran's party gets new name". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 1 September 2005. Archived from the original on 5 December 2005.