Kerala Congress (B)
Kerala Congress (B) | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | R.Balakrishna Pillai[1] |
| Secretary | K.B.Ganesh Kumar [1] |
| Headquarters | P.T. Chacko Smarka, Mandiram,S.S. Kovil Road, Thampanoor,Thiruvanathapuram-695001 (Kerala). |
| Ideology | Secular SocialistDemocratic |
| Alliance | United Democratic Front |
Kerala Congress (B) is a registered-unrecognized political part in Kerala, formed by R. Balakrishna Pillai, a former minister of the Government of Kerala. At present, the party has one MLA in the State Legislative Assembly, namely K. B. Ganesh Kumar, who has been representing the Pathanapuram constituency in Kollam District since 2001. The Kerala Congress (B)is a constituent of the Congress led United Democratic Front(UDF).
Balkrishna Pillai was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1971 and the State Assembley eight times since 1960. However, in the 2006 election he was defeated by a little known opponent belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). His son K B Ganesh Kumar, a Malayalam film and television actor, made his electoral debut in 2001, when he was elected from Pathanapuram. He went on to become Transport Minister in the A K Antony cabinet. He is currently the Vice-Chairman of the Kerala Congress (B).
United Kerala Congress movement
There was a move in 2008 to unite all splinter factions of Kerala Congress within UDF. This proposed United Kerala Congress comprises Kerala Congress (Mani), Kerala Congress (Balakrishna Pillai), Kerala Congress (Jacob), and Kerala Congress (Secular). However this was unsuccessful. Later in October 2009 Kerala Congress (Secular) merged with Kerala Congress (Mani).
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