Kannoth Karunakaran was an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Kerala in 1977,from 1981 to March 1982,from May 1982 to 1987 and from 1991 to 1995. He is the founder of the Indian National Congress (INC)-led United Democratic Front (UDF) coalition,which governed the state in the periods of 1982-87,1991-96,2001-06 and 2011-16;and currently is the main opposition in Kerala since 2016. He has also served as the Union Minister of Industry from 1995 to 1996 and served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly for four terms- 1967 to 1969,1978 to 1979,1980 to 1981 and 1987 to 1991. He also has the distinction of being one of the longest serving Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Leaders in the country,holding that post from 1967 to 1995.
Oommen Chandy was the 10th chief minister of Kerala,serving from 2004 to 2006 and 2011 to 2016. He served also as the leader of the opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.
Palathinal Joseph Joseph is an Indian politician from Kerala Congress serving as the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Thodupuzha Assembly Constituency in Kerala.
The United Democratic Front (UDF) is the Indian National Congress-led alliance of centre to centre-right political parties in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the two major political alliances in Kerala,the other being Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front,each of which has been in power alternately since 1980 E. K. Nayanar ministry. Most of the United Democratic Front constituents are members of the Indian National Congress-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance at pan-India level.
Kerala Congress (Mani) or KEC(M) is a state-level political party in the Indian state of Kerala,currently led by chairman Jose K. Mani. It was formed by K. M. Mani in 1979,after a split from the Kerala Congress. They are part of the LDF since October 2020.
Kerala Congress (Jacob) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a faction of Kerala Congress founded by the former minister the late T. M. Jacob who has held portfolios like Education,Irrigation,Culture and Civil Supplies in the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
Ramesh Chennithala,,,is an Indian politician,and a permanent invitee to Working Committee of the Indian National Congress. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He also served as the state Home Minister in the Government of Kerala for two years. He holds the record of the youngest minister in Kerala at the age of 28.
Cherian Philip is an Indian politician and is KPCC political study centre chairman member,KPCC political affairs committee member,and AICC member. He was the Coordinator of Nava Kerala Action Plan,which is an initiative of the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Government of Kerala. He was the Secretary of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee while A. K. Antony was in presidency. He was a prominent youth and student leader of the Indian National Congress in seventies and eighties. A political historian of Kerala and India,he has authored several books. He worked as a consultant for Kairali TV and People TV. He was the Chairman of Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) and founder president of Kerala Deshiya Vedhi - a social organisation. He returned to Congress(I) on 28 October 2021.
Kannoth Muraleedharan is an Indian National Congress politician. He was the MP from Vatakara,Kerala. He lost the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Thrissur constituency. He is the son of Congress leader K. Karunakaran. He was elected as an MP from Kozhikode constituency and from Vatakara constituency (2019). He was elected as an MLA from Vattiyoorkkavu constituency.
Kerala Congress (B) [Abbr. KEC(B)] is a registered political party in Kerala,formed by R. Balakrishna Pillai,a former minister of the government of Kerala. At present,the party has one MLA in the state Legislative Assembly,namely K. B. Ganesh Kumar,a well-known film actor and son of R. Balakrishna Pillai,who has been representing the Pathanapuram constituency in Kollam District since 2001. The KEC(B) is the part of LDF.
Keezhoote Raman Balakrishna Pillai was an Indian politician who served as minister of the state of Kerala in India,holding portfolios such as Transport and Electricity. He was a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kottarakara constituency in Kollam district for almost three decades. He was the Chairman of Kerala Congress (B). Throughout his political career,Pillai remained a controversial figure in Kerala state politics. He was the first Kerala minister to be imprisoned for corruption.
Plathottathil Chacko George is an Indian politician representing the BJP. George is a seven-time and ex MLA of the Poonjar constituency in the Kottayam district of Kerala state (1982-87) and (1996-2021). He was in the Kerala Legislative Assembly for 33 years. After the legislative election 2016,he created his own party named as Kerala Janapaksham (Secular). Formerly,he was the member of political parties like KC,KC(J),KC(M) and KC(S).
The thirteenth Kerala legislative assembly election was held on 13 April 2011 to elect members representing 140 constituencies in Kerala. Election results were released on 13 May 2011. The election,whose results were released on 13 May 2011,proved to be one of the closest ones in Kerala's history,with the United Democratic Front (UDF) beating the Left Democratic Front (LDF) by a margin of 4 seats.
K.K. Ramachandran Nair was an Indian politician of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and represented Chengannur constituency in the Kerala state legislative assembly from 2016 until his death.
P. V. Anvar is an Indian politician who is a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Nilambur constituency since 2 June 2016.
Saji Cherian is an Indian politician from Kerala. He currently serves as the minister for fisheries,culture &youth affairs in the second Pinarayi Vijayan government and as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Chengannur constituency. He was also the former Minister for Fisheries,Culture and Youth Affairs in the Second Vijayan ministry.Following a controversial speech in Mallappally in 2022 in which he spoke derisively of the Indian constitution,he resigned on July 6 amid mounting pressure from the opposition. He returned as the minister again on 4 January 2023 after the high court of Kerala rejected petition against him.
Kerala's major political parties are aligned under two coalitions,namely the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) since the late 1970s. Kerala was the first Indian state to have coalition government as early as 1961 .
The elections to the Eighth Kerala Assembly were held on March 23,1987. The UDF and the LDF were the two major political fronts in the arena. The UDF had the INC(I), IUML,KC(J),KC(M),NDP (P),SRP(S) and the RSP(S) as its constituents. The LDF consisted of the CPI(M),CPI,RSP,IC(S),Janata Party and the Lok Dal.
The 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held in Kerala on 6 April 2021 to elect 140 members to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. The results were declared on 2 May.
The Kerala Congress (KEC) has suffered severe divisions and several factions,and a number of parties have emerged over the years,all claiming the name Kerala Congress in various times in its history. Factions include KEC under P. J. Joseph,KEC(M) under Jose K. Mani,KEC(B) under K. B. Ganesh Kumar,and KEC(J) under Anoop Jacob.
