Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group)
Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Skaria Thomas |
| Chairperson | Skaria Thomas |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 |
| Election symbol | |
| [1] | |
Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) was a faction of Kerala Congress led by Skaria Thomas in India. Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) was part of Left Democratic Front (LDF).
History
In April 2010 the Kerala Congress (M) and Kerala Congress led by P. J. Joseph decided to merge. But P. C. Thomas was against this merger. Both P. J. Joseph and P. C. Thomas claimed the party symbol of a bicycle and the party name of Kerala Congress. Registration of Kerala Congress has been frozen by the election commission. The case is under review.[2] The P.C. Thomas fraction is known as the Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) with a chair for its symbol.
Candidates in 2011 State assembly elections
Kerala congress(AMG) group participated in 2010 elections as a part of Left democratic front. Party had been provided three seats and Kerala congress(AMG) cannot make any impact as none of the candidates can not win the elections,still the Kerala Congress(AMG) has a strong presence in southern kerala and are active in that region.
| Sl. No: | District | Constituency | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kottayam | Kaduthuruthy | Stephen George |
| 2 | Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | V. Surendran Pillai |
| 3 | Ernakulam | Kothamangalam | Skaria Thomas |
Split in Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group)
In 2015, Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) is split into 2 parties
- Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas)
- Kerala Congress (Thomas)
Leaders in Skaria Thomas faction
- Skaria Thomas
- V. Surendran
- Thomas Kunnapally
- Jerry Easow Oommen
Leaders in P. C. Thomas faction
- P. C. Thomas
- Rajan Kannattu
References
- ↑ "KC-order" (PDF). election commission. 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ↑ "KC-order" (PDF). election commission. 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2011-04-07.