Kerala Janapaksham (Secular)

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Kerala Janapaksham
AbbreviationKJ(S)
Chairman P. C. George
Founder P. C. George
Founded8 May 2019;5 years ago (2019-05-08)
Registeredregistered
Dissolved31 January 2024;7 months ago (2024-01-31)
Split from Kerala Congress (Secular)
Preceded byKerala Janapaksham
Merged into Bharatiya Janata Party
HeadquartersT.C. 16/882(13), Sreekrishna Nagar, Jagathy P.O, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala- 695014
Political position Centre
Colors  yellow
Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) was a registered political party in Kerala. It was founded by P. C. George in 2019. [1] It had an MLA from the Poonjar constituency. [2]

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History

Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) formed after P.C. George expelled from Kerala Congress (Secular), along with his followers. [3]

History Of Kerala Congress (Secular)

Kerala Congress (Secular) fraction formed after the split from Kerala Congress (Joseph) On early 2000's . main and leader of the fraction was P.C George however party chairman was T.S. John. P C George was MLA From poonjar. Kerala Congress (Secular) was part of LDF then . however he expelled from LDF and forced to join UDF . Kerala Congress (Secular) became part of UDF by mergered into Kerala Congress (Mani) on 2010. and Pc George became vice chairman of Kerala Congress (Mani) .


P.C George Expelled and he created Kerala Janapaksham and fate of other members

After the Revival of Kerala Congress (Secular) no one in the Kerala politics want to work with P.C George. So George Was expelled from Kerala Congress (Secular) which ultimately created many factions in the party and they all tried to merge with other parties. and George created Kerala Janapaksham (Secular)

First Faction

First group was led by TS John , he announced its decision to rejoin with Kerala Congress (Mani) [4] however, a section of the party led by Kallada Das, PA Alexander, A. A. Abraham decided to retain the party. [5]

Second Faction

Second group of leaders led by PA Alexander and A. A. Abraham, announced its decision to merge with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). [6]

Third Faction

Third faction led by Deacon Thomas Kayyathra merged with Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas) group [7]

Fourth Faction

Fourth faction led by Kallada Das decided to retain the party and join the National Democratic Alliance. [8] Later this faction merged with Kerala Congress (Thomas). In 2018, Kerala Congress (Secular) Kalalda Das faction merged with Kerala Congress.

Fifth Faction

The group led by P. C. George, announced its decision to merge Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 31st January 2024

Assembly Elections

On 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election PC George contested from Poonjar constituency as independent candidate and defeated all 3 fronts. Later he tried an alliance with BJP Led NDA and UDF however didn't successful on 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election he lost from poonjar constituency.

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  2. ↑ "Modi is the worst PM of India, Janapaksham leaves NDA, says P C George".
  3. ↑ "P C George's Kerala Janapaksham disbanded; new party Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) formed". The New Indian Express. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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