Kerala Congress (Nationalist)
Kerala Congress (Nationalist) കേരള കേൺഗ്രസ് (നാഷണലിസ്റ്റ് ) | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | kuruvilla Matthew |
| Chairperson | kuruvilla Matthew |
| Secretary-General | M.N Giri |
| Founder | Noble Mathew |
| Founded | March 2014 |
| Split from | Kerala Congress (M) |
| Headquarters | Kottayam (India) |
| Ideology | Nationalism |
| Alliance | [1] |
| Seats in Lok Sabha |
0 / 545 [2](currently 530 members + 1 Speaker) |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 |
Kerala Congress (Nationalist) was 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 Noble Mathew.
The party contested the Indian general election, 2014 in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, with Mathew standing in the Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency.[3]
Split Kerala Congress (Nationalist)
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 Matthew .
The Kuruvilla Matthew led Kerala congress (Nationalist) till National Democratic Alliance (India).
Merger with BJP
On January 24, 2016, party Chairman Noble Mathew merged his wing of Kerala Congress (Nationalist) with the Bharatiya Janata Party at a merger ceremony conducted in presence of BJP kerala state president Kummanam Rajasekharan[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.evartha.in/english/2016/04/30/nda-kerala-unit-formed-vision-document-emphasises-on-total-liquor-ban.html&ved=0ahUKEwj9hMiQjuDMAhXFPI8KHWtZA7AQqQIIHigBMAE&usg=AFQjCNE2l7XIwsg8WRywOJ_HxWGHFMRrmg&sig2=Er8s63_BsugvO9xQqlTGWw
- ↑ "Members: Lok Sabha". loksabha.nic.in. Lok Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/BJP-Forms-State-Chapter-of-NDA-with-4-Parties/2014/03/16/article2111263.ece
- ↑ http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kc-nationalist-to-merge-with-bjp/article8104950.ece
