Kerala Congress (M)

Kerala Congress (Mani)
Kerala Congress (Mani)
Abbreviation	KEC(M)
Chairperson	Jose K. Mani
Lok Sabha Leader	Thomas Chazhikadan
Rajya Sabha Leader	Jose K. Mani
Founder	K. M. Mani
Founded	1979
Split from	Kerala Congress
Headquarters	State Committee Office, Near Fire Station, Kottayam[1]
Student wing	Kerala Students Congress (M)
Youth wing	Kerala Youth Front (M)
Women's wing	Kerala Vanitha Congress (M)
Labour wing	Kerala Trade Union Congress (M)
Ideology	Welfare[2]; Democratic socialism[3]
Colours	White and Red
ECI Status	State Party[4]
Alliance	Left Democratic Front (LDF); (1979-1989), (2020- present) United Democratic Front (Kerala) (1989-2020);
Seats in Lok Sabha	1 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	1 / 245
Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly	5 / 140
Number of states and union territories in government	1 / 31
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
	www.keralacongressm.co.in
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

Kerala Congress (Mani) or Kerala Congress or Mani Group 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 Left Democratic Front (LDF) since October 2020.[5][6]

History

Kerala Congress (M) was formed in 1979 after a split in Kerala Congress party.[7] After a series of splits and mergers, Kerala Congress faction of P. J. Joseph merged with Kerala Congress(M). It split again when some leaders including Francis George, Dr. K. C. Joseph, Antony Raju and P. C. Joseph resigned from Kerala Congress (M) and formed the Janadhipathya Kerala Congress in 2016. Kerala Congress (M) quit the United Democratic Front (UDF) in 2016[8] citing issues with in the UDF, and rejoined it in June 2018 after reconciliation.

Split

A power struggle erupted in the party after the death of Kerala Congress (M) chairman K. M. Mani. One faction was led by his son Jose K. Mani and another was led by senior leader P. J. Joseph. The Election Commission intervened and it ruled in favor of Jose K Mani. The commission passed a verdict recognizing the faction led by Jose K. Mani as the Kerala Congress (M). This was challenged by P. J. Joseph in court and he was granted an interim stay order. The Jose faction approached the Supreme Court of India and it agreed with the Election Commission's verdict. UDF Convener Benny Behanan met with Jose K Mani and following the meeting, he announced that the Jose faction was expelled from UDF as a result of a dispute in Kottayam district panchayat.[9][5]

Later Kerala Congress (M) joined LDF.

Ministers from the Kerala Congress (M) faction

2011
Minister	Ministry
K. M. Mani	Minister for Finance, State Treasury, Taxes & Duties, Law and Housing (May 2011-November 2015)
P. J. Joseph	Minister for Water Resources, Irrigation and Inland Navigation (May 2011-May 2016)
P.C George	Chief Whip (2011-2015)
Thomas Unniyadan	Chief Whip (June–November 2015)

2001
Minister	Ministry
K. M. Mani	Minister for Law & Revenue
C. F. Thomas	Minister for Rural Development

1991
Minister	Ministry
K. M. Mani	Minister for Law & Revenue
Narayana Kurup	Deputy Speaker

With Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (2020-Present)

Kerala Congress (M) joined hands with LDF for the 2020 Kerala local elections held in December and also for the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election. However KEC(M) allegedly allowed a CPI(M) party member to contest as a KEC(M) candidate from Piravom (State Assembly constituency). In the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, KEC(M) contested 12 seats and won 5 of them. However, KEC(M) chairman Jose K. Mani lost from Pala (State Assembly constituency) to incumbent MLA Mani C. Kappan of the Nationalist Congress Kerala for 15,378 votes. The loss of this seat is a considered a major setback for Jose K. Mani, as Pala was the original constituency represented by his late father, K. M. Mani, for 49 years from 1967 to 2016.

Ministers Of the Kerala Congress (M) faction With LDF

2021
Minister	Ministry
Roshy Augustine	Minister for Water Resources, Irrigation and Inland Navigation
N. Jayaraj	Chief Whip

On 18 May 2021, the Left Democratic Front (Kerala) and KEC (M) declared that Kanjirappally (State Assembly constituency) MLA N. Jayaraj is to be the chief whip of the alliance. Idukki (State Assembly constituency) MLA Roshy Augustine is set to become a minister.

Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly

Members of Parliament

Party Organisation

Jose K. Mani is the Chairman of the party since 2020.

Other Notable leaders

K.M Mani, founder
K. Narayana Kurup
Dr.George Mathew
Mammen Mathai
A.George
Varkey George
Babu Chazikadan

References

"List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 17.09.2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2012.
"KM Mani: The man behind the 'Theory of the Toiling Class'". The New Indian Express. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
"K M Mani honoured at British Parliament Hall". The New Indian Express. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
"List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
"UDF expels Kerala Congress faction led by Jose K Mani". Deccan Herald. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
"Kerala Congress (M) Jose K Mani faction joins LDF". The News Minute. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
"Kerala Congress (M) (KEC(M))". Elections.in. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
"Kerala Congress (Mani) ends 35-year alliance with United Democratic Front". scroll.in. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
"Explained: Why has Kerala Congress (M) decided to switch to the LDF?". The Indian Express. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
"Profile - Minister for Water Resources". minister-waterresources.kerala.gov.in. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
"Members Profile". niyamasabha.nic.in. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
"Members Profile". www.niyamasabha.nic.in. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
"Members of KLA".

G. Gopa Kumar. “Kerala: Verdict against Non-Performance and Congress Factionalism.” Economic and Political Weekly, vol. 39, no. 51, 2004, pp. 5498–5501. JSTOR 4415940.

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[headquarters-1] "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 17.09.2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2012.

[2] "KM Mani: The man behind the 'Theory of the Toiling Class'". The New Indian Express. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[3] "K M Mani honoured at British Parliament Hall". The New Indian Express. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[4] "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.

[:0-5] "UDF expels Kerala Congress faction led by Jose K Mani". Deccan Herald. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[6] "Kerala Congress (M) Jose K Mani faction joins LDF". The News Minute. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[elections-7] "Kerala Congress (M) (KEC(M))". Elections.in. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

[8] "Kerala Congress (Mani) ends 35-year alliance with United Democratic Front". scroll.in. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

[9] "Explained: Why has Kerala Congress (M) decided to switch to the LDF?". The Indian Express. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[10] "Profile - Minister for Water Resources". minister-waterresources.kerala.gov.in. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

[11] "Members Profile". niyamasabha.nic.in. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

[12] "Members Profile". www.niyamasabha.nic.in. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

[:1-13] "Members of KLA".

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