Indian National League

For the regional ally of the Congress Party, see Indian Union Muslim League.

Indian National League
President	Mohammad Soleiman
General Secretary	Ahamed Devarkovil Mozammil Hussain
Founder	Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait
Founded	23 April 1994(31 years ago) (1994-04-23)
Split from	Indian Union Muslim League
Student wing	National Students' League
Youth wing	National Youth League
Regional affiliation	Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
Kerala Legislative Assembly	1 / 140
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Indian National League (INL) is an Indian political party formed in 1994 under the leadership of the then IUML leader Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait. ^[1] The party is currently a member of the CPIM-led LDF in Kerala. ^[1] INL leader Ahamed Devarkovil, MLA from Kozhikode South Constituency, serves as a minister in the Second Pinarayi Vijayan ministry.

PMA Salam was the first INL candidate to get elected to the Kerala Assembly (2006). ^[2] INL was formally inducted into the LDF in the late 2010s. ^{[2] [3]}

History

• Indian National League was formed as a reaction to the continued alliance of IUML with INC post Babri Masjid Demolition. ^{[2] [1]}
• Opposition raised by several CPIM leaders, who saw the National League as a communal party, ensured that the National League had to stay outside the LDF for over two decades (1994 - 2018). ^[2]
• The Indian National League mostly allied with the CPIM unofficially in certain seats in the various Kerala Assembly elections between 1994 and 2018. ^[2]
• Indian National League was associated with the Indian National Congress-led UDF briefly in 2010-11. ^[3]
• A group led by Abdul Wahab left INL and formed his own party ''National League''.

Controversies

• It was alleged that INL had 'sold' the post of the member of KPSC for Rs 40 lakh. ^[2]

Electoral performance

Kerala Legislative Assembly election results

Election Year	Alliance	Seats contested	Seats won	Total Votes	Percentage of votes	+/- Vote
2021	LDF	3	1 / 140	138,587	0.67%	0.12%
2016	LDF	3	0 / 140	112,261	0.55%	0.31%
2011	LDF	2	0 / 140	41,368	0.24%	0.66%
2006	LDF	3	1 / 140	140,194	0.90%	0.61%
2001	LDF	1	0 / 140	45,511	0.29%	0.16%
1996		15	0 / 140	63,975	0.45%	New

Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly Election Rests

References

1. Madampat, Shajahan (11 April 2019). "The Importance of IUML". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
2. Varma, Vishnu (28 July 2021). "Explained: Why INL has Imploded, and its Impact on Kerala's Muslim Politics". The Indian Express.
3. Prashanth, M. P. "After Long Wait of Three Decades, I N L Gets its Due in Kerala Assembly". The New Indian Express.