Kerala Congress (M)
Kerala Congress (M) | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | K. M. Mani |
| Lok Sabha leader | Jose K. Mani MP |
| Rajya Sabha leader | Joy Abraham MP |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Split from | Kerala Congress |
| Merged into | Kerala Congress [1] |
| Headquarters | State Committee Office, Near Fire Station, Kottayam (India).[2] |
| Newspaper | Prathichaya weekly |
| Student wing | Kerala Students Congress(M) |
| Youth wing | Kerala Youth Front (M) |
| Labour wing | KTUC(M) |
| Ideology | Toiling Class Theory |
| Colours | Half white and half red |
| ECI Status | State Party[3] |
| Alliance | United Democratic Front |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 |
| Election symbol | |
 [2] | |
Kerala Congress (M) is a recognized state level Indian political party in Kerala. It was formed in 1979, through a split from the Kerala Congress. Its leader and chairman is K. M. Mani. Its working chairman is P. J. Joseph. As of 2011, the party has 9 MLAs in the State Legislative Assembly, two members in Parliament (Jose K. Mani)(Lok Sabha) and Joy Abraham(Rajya Sabha) and an alliance member of the United Democratic Front(in Kerala) and United Progressive Alliance (In Central)
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. Now it has split again and some of the general secretaries of Kerala Congress (M) have resigned and gone with LDF. Leaders like Francis George, K C Joseph, Antony Raju, P C Joseph and others have resigned from Kerala Congress (M) and started talking with LDF.
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.
2011
| Minister | Ministry |
|---|---|
| K. M. Mani | Minister for Finance, State Treasury, Taxes & Duties, Law and Housing (May 2011-November 2015) |
| P. J. Joseph | Minister for Water Resources, Irrigation and Inland Navigation |
| P. C. George | Chief Wip (May 2011-June 2015) |
| Thomas Unniyadan | Chief Wip (June-November 2015) |
2001
| Minister | Ministry |
|---|---|
| K. M. Mani | Minister for Law & Revenue |
| C. F. Thomas | Minister for Rural Development |
1996
| Minister | Ministry |
|---|---|
| K. M. Mani | Minister for Law & Revenue |
| Narayana Kurup | Deputy Speaker |
History
Kerala Congress (M) was formed in 1979 after a split with the parent Kerala congress party. Just before the general election held on 2011 Kerala Congress fraction of P. J. Joseph merged with KC(M). Earlier Kerala Congress(Secular) which was split earlier from P. J. Joseph group and led by P.C. George merged with KC(M).
References
- ↑ eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/KCOrder_24032011.pdf
- 1 2 http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/Symbols_Notification17.09.2010.pdf
- ↑ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
