Kerala Congress (M)

Kerala Congress (M)
Two Leaves
Leader	K. M. Mani
Leader in Lok Sabha	Jose K Mani MP
Leader in Rajya Sabha	Joy Abraham MP
Founded	1979
Headquarters	State Committee Office, Near Fire Station, Kottayam (India).
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
Alliance	United Democratic Front
Seats in Lok Sabha	1
Seats in Rajya Sabha	1
Election symbol
Party flag
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Kerala Congress (M) is a recognised 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, the minister for finance,law and housing,Government of Kerala. 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.

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.

Ministers of KC(M)

2011

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

2001

Minister	Ministry
K. M. Mani	Minister for Revenue
C. F. Thomas	Minister for Rural Development

Members of KC(M) in State Assembly

2011	Name	Constituency	2006	Name	Constituency
1	K. M. Mani	Palai	1	K. M. Mani	Palai
2	P. J. Joseph	Thodupuzha	2	Thomas Unniyadan	Irinjalakuda
3	Thomas Unniyadan	Irinjalakuda	3	Roshy Augustine	Idukki
4	T. U. Kuruvilla	Kothamangalam	4	Thomas Chazhikadan	Ettumanoor
5	Roshy Augustine	Idukki	5	Joseph M. Puthussery	Kallooppara
6	Monce Joseph	Kaduthuruthy	6	N.Jayaraj	Vazhoor
7	C. F. Thomas	Changanassery	7	C. F. Thomas	Changanassery
8	N.Jayaraj	Kanjirappally
9	P. C. George	Poonjar

History

Kerala Congress (M) was formed in 1964 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 splitted earlier from P.J Joseph group and led by P.C. George merged with KC(M).