Kerala Congress (Nationalist)

Kerala Congress (Nationalist) is a state-level political party in Kerala, India. It was formed on 11 March 2014 through a split from Kerala Congress (M). Its leader is Kuruvilla Mathews.

Kerala Congress (Nationalist)

Abbreviation	KEC(N)
Leader	Kuruvilla Mathews
Chairperson	Kuruvilla Mathews
Secretary	M. N. Giri
Founder	Noble Mathew and Kuruvilla Mathews
Founded	March 2014
Split from	Kerala Congress (M)
Headquarters	Kottayam (India)
Ideology	Indian nationalism
Alliance	National Democratic Alliance [1]
Politics of India Political parties Elections

The party contested the 2014 Indian general election in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, with Noble Mathew standing in the Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Split in Kerala Congress (Nationalist) and merger with BJP

Kerala Congress (Nationalist) split into two groups in 2016. One of the split groups was led by Noble Mathew & the other group led by Kuruvilla Mathews.

On 24 January 2016, party Chairman Noble Mathew merged his wing of Kerala Congress (Nationalist) with the Bharatiya Janata Party at a merger ceremony conducted in presence of BJP Kerala State President Kummanam Rajasekharan.[3]

The Kuruvilla Mathews led Kerala Congress (Nationalist) is still with the National Democratic Alliance.

References

"NDA Kerala unit formed; Vision Document emphasises on total liquor ban". Evartha. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
"BJP Forms State Chapter of NDA with 4 Parties". The New Indian Express. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
"KC (Nationalist) to merge with BJP". The Hindu. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

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National Democratic Alliance

Members

National parties	Bharatiya Janata Party National People's Party
State parties	AJSU Party All India N.R. Congress Apna Dal (Soneylal) Asom Gana Parishad Hill State People's Democratic Party Hindustani Awam Morcha Indigenous People's Front of Tripura Janata Dal (Secular) Jannayak Janta Party Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Mizo National Front Naga People's Front Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party Shiv Sena Sikkim Krantikari Morcha United Democratic Party United People's Party Liberal
Unrecognized parties	Bharath Dharma Jana Sena Gorkha National Liberation Front Haryana Lokhit Party Jan Surajya Shakti Kerala Kamaraj Congress NISHAD Party Prahar Janshakti Party Puthiya Needhi Katchi Puthiya Tamilagam Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party Rashtriya Samaj Paksha Republican Party of India (Athawale) Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
Member fronts	North-East Democratic Alliance North-East Regional Political Front United Democratic Front
Member organisations	Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Shiv Sangram

Leaders

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