Kerala Congress
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Kerala Congress is an Indian political party founded in Kottayam, Kerala in 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 of central Kerala and the Nair community of southern Kerala. [8]
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Kerala Congress | |
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Abbreviation | KC |
Chairman | P. J. Joseph[1] |
Lok Sabha Leader | K. Francis George |
Founder |
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Founded | 9 October 1964; 59 years ago (1964-10-09)[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 | Social liberalism |
Political position | Centre to centre-left |
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 |
Election symbol | |
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 and R. Balakrishna Pillai, backed by the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and the Nair Service Society leader Mannathu Padmanabhan, formed the "Kerala Congress" at Kottayam on 9 October 1964.[4][5][6]