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Kerala Congress കേരള കോൺഗ്രസ് | |
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| Abbreviation | KC |
| Chairman | P. J. Joseph[1] |
| Lok Sabha Leader | K. Francis George |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 9 October 1964[2] |
| Headquarters | State Committee Office, Near Star Theatre junction, Kottayam, Kerala |
| Student wing | Kerala Students Congress |
| Youth wing | Kerala Youth Front |
| Women's wing | Kerala Vanitha Congress |
| Labour wing | Kerala Trade Union Congress |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | White and red[3] |
| ECI Status | State Party |
| Alliance |
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 / 543 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
| Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly | 2 / 140 |
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Kerala Congress is an Indian political party founded in Kottayam, Kerala on 9th October 1964, by a block of former Indian National Congress leaders led by K. M. George.[4][5][6] The party is primarily active in central Kerala.[5][7] Initially its main support came from the Syrian Christians and the Nair community of southern Kerala.[8]
The establishment of the Kerala Congress could be traced to the resignation and later death of P. T. Chacko, the Home Minister in the R. Sankar-led Congress ministry (1962–64).[5][6] Fifteen rebel Congress Members of the Legislative Assembly subsequently supported a successful no confidence motion on the Sankar Ministry.[5] K. M. George, R. Balakrishna Pillai and other leaders backed by the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and the Nair Service Society leader Mannathu Padmanabhan, formed the "Kerala Congress" at Kottayam Thirunakkara Ground on 9th October 1964.[4][5][6]
- ^ "PJ Joseph elected Kerala Congress chairman". 28 April 2021.
- ^ Fic, Victor M. (1970). "Split of Political Parties". Kerala: Rise of Communist Power, 1937-1969. Nachiketa Publications. pp. 184–85.
- ^ "unrecognized political parties and the symbols allotted to them when they were recognized parties" (PDF). Wayback eci. 3 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2021.
- ^ a b Fic, Victor M. (1970). "Split of Political Parties". Kerala: Rise of Communist Power, 1937-1969. Nachiketa Publications. pp. 184–85.
- ^ a b c d e Philip, Shaju (23 October 2020). "The Long History of Kerala Congress Splits and Factions, from Mani to Son". The Indian Express.
- ^ a b c "How Kerala Congress Mastered the Art of Split and Rise". Malayala Manorama. 10 April 2019.
- ^ Jacob, George (9 October 2014). "50 years on, Kerala Congress Tries to Redefine Itself". The Hindu.
- ^ Kochukudy, Anand (18 April 2023). "Modi image, Syrian Christian base can help BJP in Kerala. But leadership crisis a spoilsport". The Print.