Party Name: | Kerala Congress (Nationalist) |
Party Logo: | Kerala-Congress-flag.svg |
Abbreviation: | KEC(N) |
Leader: | Kuruvilla Mathews |
Chairman: | Kuruvilla Mathews |
Secretary: | M. N. Giri |
Foundation: | March 2014 |
Founder: | Noble Mathew and Kuruvilla Mathews |
Headquarters: | Kottayam (India) |
Ideology: | Indian nationalism |
Alliance: | National Democratic Alliance[1] |
Kerala Congress (Nationalist) is a state-level political party in Kerala, India. It was formed on 11 March 2014 through a split from Kerala Congress (M). Its leader is Kuruvilla Mathews.
The party contested the 2014 Indian general election in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, with Noble Mathew standing in the Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Kerala Congress (Nationalist) split into two groups in 2016. One of the split groups was led by Noble Mathew & the other group led by Kuruvilla Mathews.
On 24 January 2016, former party Chairman Noble Mathew joined with the Bharatiya Janata Party at an event conducted in presence of BJP Kerala State President Kummanam Rajasekharan.[3]
Kerala Congress Nationalist led by Kuruvilla Mathews is still with the National Democratic Alliance.