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Kerala Janapaksham

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Kerala Janapaksham ('Kerala People's Party') is a political party in Kerala, India. The party is led by K. Raman Pillai.[1] Pillai is the president of the party.[2] Pillai had previously been a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, but formed Kerala Janapaksham in 2007.[3] Baby Ambatt was appointed as the party's general secretary in May 2010.[4]

The party offered critical support to the Left Democratic Front.[1]

The party had a cultural wing called Bharatiya Janapaksham.[3] The party had also a trade union wing Kerala Thozhilali Paksham with K.Raghunath serving as the President

Return to Bharatiya Janata Party

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Kerala Janapaksham party founding president K. Raman Pillai announced that the party would be dissolved and that they would return to Bharatiya Janata Party in March 2016[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kerala Janapaksham to stage dharna". 18 July 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. ^ "Kerala Janapaksham to take out march on terror menace". news.webindia123.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Request to confer Bharat Ratna on Mata Amritanandamayi". oneindia.com. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ^ "New office-bearer for Kerala Janapaksham". 26 November 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ^ "Kerala Janapaksham to Return to BJP". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 May 2020.