Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran)
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.
Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) | |
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| Abbreviation | DIC(K) |
| Leader | K. Muraleedharan |
| Founder | K. Karunakaran |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Split from | Indian National Congress |
| Merged into | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Headquarters | Thrissr (India) |
| Student wing | Kerala Students Union (Indira) |
| Youth wing | Indira Youth Congress (Indira) |
| Alliance | Left Democratic Front |
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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.