Kerala Congress (B)

Kerala Congress (B)
കേരള കോൺഗ്രസ്‌ (ബി)
AbbreviationKEC (B)
ChairmanK. B. Ganesh Kumar (official)
Usha Mohandas (splinter group)
FounderR. Balakrishna Pillai
Founded1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Split fromKerala Congress
HeadquartersP. T. Chacko Smaraka Mandiram, S. S. Kovil Road, Thampanoor, Thiruvananthapuram-695001, Kerala
ECI StatusRegistered-Unrecognized
AllianceLDF (1977 – 1982, 2015 – present)
UDF (1982–2014)
Independent (2014 – 2015)
Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly
1 / 140
Number of states and union territories in government
1 / 31

Kerala Congress (B) [Abbr. KEC(B)] is a registered political party in Kerala, formed by R. Balakrishna Pillai, a former minister of the government of Kerala. At present, the party has one MLA in the state Legislative Assembly, namely K. B. Ganesh Kumar, a well-known film actor and son of R. Balakrishna Pillai, who has been representing the Pathanapuram constituency in Kollam District since 2001. The KEC(B) is the part of LDF.