Kerala Vikas Congress

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Kerala Vikas Congress
Leader Jose Chemperi
Chairman Prakash Kuriakose
Founded25 October 2014
HeadquartersChemperi, Kannur(India)
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Kerala Vikas Congress (KVC) is a political party led by Jose Chemperi that was found on 25 October 2014 in the Indian state of Kerala. [1]

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Alliance and break-up

Kerala Vikas Congress (KVC) had an alliance with BJP in kerala and it also supported the NDA in the centre since 2014 until 2016 when Jose Chemperi decided to break the alliance and go alone in the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly elections. [2]

Splinter groups

Sl.No:Name of the Party GroupParty Party LeaderAlliances
1Kerala Vikas Congress (Jose Chemperi)Jose Chemperi Left Democratic Front. Merged with Kerala Congress (B) [3]
2Kerala Vikas Congress (Prakash Kuriakose)Prakash Kuriakose National Democratic Alliance [4]

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