Kerala Congress (M)
Kerala Congress is a state-level political party in the Indian state of Kerala. It was formed in 1979, after a split from the Kerala Congress. Its founder is K. M. Mani.The chairman post is currently in dispute. Its current chairman is P J Joseph.
The party has five MLA in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and two MP; Jose K. Mani and Thomas Chazhikadan. It is one of the main party in UDF.It is also part in UPA.. This party was a part of many UDF led Governments. Its founder K. M. Mani was the
MLA of Pala from 1965 to 2019 without a break and the only person who was elected to Pala till 2019 after the formation of the constituency
In 2019 Indian general election Kerala Congress won a seat
History
Kerala Congress was formed in 1979 after a split with the parent some Kerala Congress party. Just before the general election held on 2011, Kerala Congress fraction of P. J. Joseph merged with KC. The earlier Kerala Congress, which split from P. J. Joseph group and was led by Eapen Varghese, merged with KC.On 30 April 2010, another Kerala Congress faction led by P. J. Joseph, which was a constituent of Left Democratic Front, decided to break away and join the KC to form a single united Kerala Congress. It split again and some leaders including Francis George, Dr. K. C. Joseph, Antony Raju, P. C. Joseph resigned from Kerala Congress and started talking with LDF.
For the Kerala Assembly election, the united groups would be contesting under the banner and symbol of Kerala Congress, as directed by the Election Commission. The name Kerala Congress and its bicycle symbol have been claimed by the united group.
| Minister | Ministry |
| K. M. Mani | Minister for Finance, State Treasury, Taxes & Duties, Law and Housing |
| P. J. Joseph | Minister for Water Resources, Irrigation and Inland Navigation |
| Thomas Unniyadan | Chief Whip |
| Minister | Ministry |
| K. M. Mani | Minister for Law & Revenue |
| C. F. Thomas | Minister for Rural Development |
| Minister | Ministry |
| K. M. Mani | Minister for Law & Revenue |
| Narayana Kurup | Deputy Speaker |
Kerala Congress broke its alliance from UDF in 2016. In June 2018 it again joined with the UDF.
Main Leaders
The following are the main leaders of the party:Jose K Mani Faction
Jose K Mani faction has been expelled from UDF on June 29, 2020- Jose K. Mani
- Joy Abraham
- N. Jayaraj
- Thomas Chazhikadan
- Roshy Augustine
- Joseph M. Puthussery
- Arakkal Balakrishna Pillai
- Kottarakkara Ponnachen
- Stephen George
- P. M. Mathew
- Adv.Varghese Mammen
- E J Agasthi
- Saji Manjakadambil
- Job Micheal
- Adv.Mohammed Iqbal
- Tom Jose Pulikunnel
- P. T. Jose
- Alex Kozhimala
- Benny Kakkad
- Jacob Thomas Arikupuram
- Elizabeth Mammen Mathai
- Alex Vattakunnel
- K. A. Antony
- M. S. Jose
- V. K. Joseph
PJ Joseph Faction
- P. J. Joseph
- C. F. Thomas
- K. Francis George
- Joy Abraham
- Thomas Unniyadan
- Monce Joseph
- T. U. Kuruvila
- Johnny Nellore
- E. J. Augusthy
- Victor T. Thomas
- Vakkachen Mattaththil
- Arakkal Balakrishna Pillai
- Kottarakkara Ponnachen
- Saji Manjakadampil