Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (abbreviated as Kerala P. C. C. or the K. P. C. C.) is the state unit of the

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. The

currently leads the United Democratic Front alliance, the

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in the

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. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee was first convened in 1921 at Ottapalam in northern Kerala (in the presence of the A. I. C. C. president

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Structure and composition

* K. P. C. C. President - K. Sudhakaran * Assembly Opposition Leader -

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* Former Chief Minister(s) - A. K. Antony and Oommen Chandy * Former Opposition Leader(s) -

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* K. P. C. C. Working Presidents -

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and T. Siddique

Wings

* Youth Congress (Kerala) President - Shafi Parambil * Kerala Students Union (K S U) ( N S U I) - Aloshious Xavier * Indian National Trade Union Congress (I N T U C) - R. Chandrashekaran * Mahila Congress (Kerala) State President -

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Timeline

* 1921 – "Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee" convened at Ottapalam in northern Kerala. * 1924/25 – Vaikom Satyagraha led by Congress leaders T. K. Madhavan,

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and

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. * 1930 –

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, a part of the

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, organised by

in northern Kerala. * 1931/32 –

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, commenced under

. * 1933 – Joint Political Congress established in Travancore. * 1938 –

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, the future

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leader, as the K P C C Seceretary. * 1938 – formation of Travancore State Congress. Agitation against Diwan

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for 'Responsible Government'. * 1939/40 – Split in Congress.

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walked away with the entire Kerala unit. * 1947 – Following the Punnapra-Vayalar Revolt, the Travancore State Congress enters the agitation against the Diwan. * 1957 – Congress loses first assembly election in Kerala * 1958 – formation of the Kerala Students Union (K S U). * 1960 – Congress-led alliance in power after the '

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' against

ministry. * 1964 – major Split in Congress. * 1971 – Congress joins the Achuta Menon Government. * 1979/80 – Congress leader

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forms the U D F alliance.

Gandhi's visits to Kerala

# 1920 (during the Non-Cooperation/ Khilafat Agitation) # 1925 (during Vaikom Satyagraha) # 1927 (campaign against the

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) # 1934 (fundraising) # 1937 (after the 1936 Temple Entry Proclamation)

Kerala Legislative Assembly election

Source: Thomas J. Nossiter - Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation (1982) Source
Government of Kerala

Chief ministers

Source: Thomas J. Nossiter - Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation (1982)

Kerala

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(1962–64) *

(1977, 1981–82, 82 - 87 and 91 - 95) * A. K. Antony (1977–78, 95 - 96 and 2001 - 04) * Oommen Chandy (2004–06, 2011–16)

Leaders of Opposition

* P. T. Chacko (1957–59) *

(1967–69, 78 - 79, 80 - 81, 87 - 91) * A. K. Antony (1996 - 2001) * Oommen Chandy (2006–11) *

(2016–21) *

(2021–present)

List of Kerala P. C. C. Presidents

List of elected members

Kerala legislature

Lok Sabha

Rajya Sabha

References

External links

Kerala Pradesh Congress CommitteeVeekshanam
{{Authority control Indian National Congress of Kerala 1921 establishments in India