Kerala Congress
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. The party is primarily active in central Kerala.
Kerala Congress | |
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| Abbreviation | KC |
| Chairperson | P. J. Joseph |
| Founder |
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| Founded | 9 October 1964 |
| 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 | Welfarism |
| Colours | White and red web |
| ECI Status | Registered-Unrecognized |
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
| Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly | 2 / 140 |
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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). Fifteen rebel Congress Members of the Legislative Assembly subsequently supported a successful no confidence motion on the Sankar ministry. 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.
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