Colorcode: | yellow | ||
Abbreviation: | KJ(S) | ||
Registered: | registered | ||
Split: | Kerala Congress (Secular) | ||
Predecessor: | Kerala Janapaksham | ||
Merged: | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Headquarters: | T.C. 16/882(13), Sreekrishna Nagar, Jagathy P.O, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala- 695014 | ||
Colors: | yellow | ||
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State: | Kerala | ||
Country: | India |
Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) was a registered political party in Kerala. It was founded by P. C. George in 2019.[1] It had an MLA from the Poonjar constituency.[2]
Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) formed after P.C. George expelled from Kerala Congress (Secular), along with his followers.[3]
Kerala Congress (Secular) fraction formed after the split from Kerala Congress (Joseph) On early 2000's . main and leader of the fraction was P.C George however party chairman was T.S. John. P C George was MLA From poonjar. Kerala Congress (Secular) was part of LDF then . however he expelled from LDF and forced to join UDF . Kerala Congress (Secular) became part of UDF by mergered into Kerala Congress (Mani) on 2010. and Pc George became vice chairman of Kerala Congress (Mani) .
After the Revival of Kerala Congress (Secular) no one in the Kerala politics want to work with P.C George. So George Was expelled from Kerala Congress (Secular) which ultimately created many factions in the party and they all tried to merge with other parties. and George created Kerala Janapaksham (Secular)
First group was led by TS John, he announced its decision to rejoin with Kerala Congress (Mani)[4] however, a section of the party led by Kallada Das, PA Alexander, A. A. Abraham decided to retain the party.[5]
Second group of leaders led by PA Alexander and A. A. Abraham, announced its decision to merge with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).[6]
Third faction led by Deacon Thomas Kayyathra merged with Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas) group [7]
Fourth faction led by Kallada Das decided to retain the party and join the National Democratic Alliance.[8] Later this faction merged with Kerala Congress (Thomas).In 2018, Kerala Congress (Secular) Kalalda Das faction merged with Kerala Congress.
The group led by P. C. George, announced its decision to merge Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 31st January 2024
On 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election PC George contested from Poonjar constituency as independent candidate and defeated all 3 fronts.Later he tried an alliance with BJP Led NDA and UDf however didn't successful on 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election he lost from poonjar constituency.