Janadhipathya Kerala Congress (JKC) also known as Democratic Kerala Congress, is an Indian political party in

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. It was formed on 9 March 2016, through a split from the KEC(M)

History

In 2016, before

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elections a fight occurs in

Kerala Congress (M) 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 sin ...

about seats and where who contest LDF used this opportunity and splits

. several

P. J. Joseph Palathinal Joseph Joseph (born 10 June 1941) is an Indian politician from Kerala Congress serving as the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Thodupuzha Assembly Constituency in Kerala. A former cabinet minister, Joseph entered Kerala polit ...

supporters left the party because they felt everyone with Joseph is sidelined. The politicians included K. Francis George, K. C. Joseph, P. C. Joseph and

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left Kerala Congress (M) looking for better chances. However all of them wanted KC(J) as their new party's abbreviation and purposed Kerala Congress (Janadhipathyam) as name. However Election Commission Give JKC as their abbreviation and Janadhipathya Kerala Congress as their name. K. Francis George elected as Chairman of the Party and contested in the 2016 assembly elections but they didn't win any seats. In 2019, K. Francis George left the party and joined

Kerala Congress Kerala Congress is an Indian political party founded in Kottayam, Kerala on 9 October 1964, by a block of former Indian National Congress leaders led by K. M. George. The party is primarily active in central Kerala. Initially its main suppor ...

. On 14 March 2020, Dr. K. C. Joseph was elected as the new chairman of Janadhipathya Kerala Congress. They decided to stay with the LDF.

Minister from Janadhipathya Kerala Congress

(2021- 2023)

Main Leaders of Janadhipathya Kerala Congress

* K. C. Joseph * P. C. Joseph *

*Vamanapuram Prakashkumar *Thomas Fernandes *Adv. Francis Thomas *George Augustine *Prof. Jacob M. Abraham *Kochara Mohanan Nair *Raju Neduvampuram

Electoral performance

References

{{Left Democratic Front (Kerala) Kerala Congress Parties Political parties established in 2016 2016 establishments in Kerala