United Front (1967-69, Kerala)

United Front (or the Seven Party Alliance) was a short-lived alliance of seven political parties in Kerala state, India, which won the 1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election. It was led by the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM) and the other parties in the coalition were

The coalition had a comfortable majority of 117 members out of 133 (including 4 independents). E. M. S. Namboodiripad (CPI,) was sworn in as the Chief Minister for the second time on 6 March 1967. But before completing 30 months, internal dissensions surfaced and the government fell 32 months after assuming power, on 24 October 1969.

Aftermath

Mini Front Government (1969-70)

Following this, the Communist Party of India, Indian Union Muslim League, Revolutionary Socialist Party and Indian Socialist Party exited from the coalition and constituted a Mini Front Government. The new alliance formed government with the external support from Indian National Congress. C. Achutha Menon (CPI) was sworn in as Chief Minister on 1 November 1969.[1][2] But the split in Indian Socialist Party and group politics within the Congress party led to the fall of Achutha Menon government on 1 August 1970. The state came under President's rule from 4 August 1970 to 3 October 1970.

United Front (1970-79)

The 1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election saw the political parties contesting mainly under three alliances

The United Front was the ruling coalition in Kerala from 1970 to 1979. The 1980 Legislative Assembly election witnessed further consolidation of political parties under new titles - the Left Democratic Front and the United Democratic Front each of which have been in power alternatively for the last three decades.

References
  1. Luke Koshi, Saritha S. Balan (19 June 2017). "Kerala chronicles: When a coalition of 7 political parties came together only to fall apart". The News Minute. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. RKN (30 March 2016). "1965-75 നിര്‍ണായക വഴിത്തിരിവിന്റെ കാലം". Thejas. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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