Kerala Congress Democratic

Kerala Congress Democratic
Kerala Congress Democratic
Abbreviation	KECD
Chairman	Saji Manjakadambil
Founded	19 April 2024;14 months ago
Dissolved	2025
Split from	Kerala Congress
Merged into	All India Trinamool Congress
Colours	White ; Red
ECI Status	Unrecognized party
Alliance	NDA (Kerala) ; (2024–26 February 2025)
Seats in Lok Sabha	0 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	0 / 245
Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly	0 / 140
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Last updated July 03, 2025

Kerala Congress Democratic (KECD) is an Indian political party in the state of Kerala. It was formed on 19 April 2024, through a split from the Kerala Congress.^[1]

History

Kerala Congress Kottayam district president and chairman of the United Democratic Front (Kerala) Saji Manjakadambil, left his original party, founding another and joining the NDA.^[2]^[3]

Leaders

Saji Manjakadambil
Dinesh Kartha
Balu G Vellikkara
Prasad Urulikunnam
Tijo Koottummelkattil
Ranjith Abraham Thomas
Adv. Rajesh Puliyaneth

Split and merger with Trinamool Congress

In 2025 February, Kerala Congress (Democratic) split into three:

Kerala Congress (D) Saji Manjakadambil of Saji Manjakadambil
Kerala Congress (D) Ranjith Abraham Thomas of Ranjith Abraham Thomas
Kerala Congress (D) Rajesh Puliyaneth of Adv. Rajesh Puliyaneth

The faction led by Saji Manjakadambil decided to merge his faction with All India Trinamool Congress. The other factions led by Ranjith Abraham Thomas and Adv. Rajesh Puliyaneth decided to continue with NDA.

Merger move of Kerala Congress factions within NDA

There is a move for grand-merger of Kerala Congress factions within NDA - Kerala Congress(D) of Ranjith Abraham Thomas, Kerala Congress(N) of Kuruvila Mathews, Kerala Congress(S) of Kallada Das, Kerala Vikas Congress (KVC) of Prof. Prakash Kuriakose along with National Progressive Party of V. V. Augustine along with some individual former Kerala Congress leaders like George J. Mathew, V. Surendran Pillai, Mathew Stephen, M. V. Mani, George Sebastian, Jerry Easow Oommen, etc.

References

↑ "Kerala Congress splits again; new faction to support NDA". The Hindu. India. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
↑ "Saji Manjakadambil forms new party". India: mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
↑ "നിലപാട് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച് സജി മഞ്ഞക്കടമ്പിൽ, പുതിയ പാര്‍ട്ടി രൂപീകരിച്ചു; പേര് കേരള കോണ്‍ഗ്രസ് ഡെമോക്രാറ്റിക്". India: asianetnews.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

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[1] "Kerala Congress splits again; new faction to support NDA". The Hindu. India. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

[2] "Saji Manjakadambil forms new party". India: mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

[3] "നിലപാട് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച് സജി മഞ്ഞക്കടമ്പിൽ, പുതിയ പാര്‍ട്ടി രൂപീകരിച്ചു; പേര് കേരള കോണ്‍ഗ്രസ് ഡെമോക്രാറ്റിക്". India: asianetnews.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

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