Kerala Janapaksham (Secular)

Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) was a registered political party in Kerala. It was founded by P. C. George in 2019.[1] It had an MLA from the Poonjar constituency.[2]

Kerala Janapaksham
AbbreviationKJ(S)
ChairmanP. C. George
FounderP. C. George
Founded8 May 2019; 5 years ago (2019-05-08)
Registeredregistered
Dissolved31 January 2024; 10 months ago (2024-01-31)
Split fromKerala Congress (Secular)
Preceded byKerala Janapaksham
Merged intoBharatiya Janata Party
HeadquartersT.C. 16/882(13), Sreekrishna Nagar, Jagathy P.O, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala- 695014
Political positionCentre
Colors  yellow
Kerala Legislative Assembly
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History

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Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) formed after P.C. George expelled from Kerala Congress (Secular), along with his followers.[3]

Kerala Congress (Secular) fraction formed after the split from Kerala Congress (Joseph) On early 2000's . main and leader of the fraction was P.C George however party chairman was T.S. John. P C George was MLA From poonjar. Kerala Congress (Secular) was part of LDF then . however he expelled from LDF and forced to join UDF . Kerala Congress (Secular) became part of UDF by mergered into Kerala Congress (Mani) on 2010. and Pc George became vice chairman of Kerala Congress (Mani) .

P.C George Expelled and he created Kerala Janapaksham and fate of other members

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After the Revival of Kerala Congress (Secular) no one in the Kerala politics want to work with P.C George. So George Was expelled from Kerala Congress (Secular) which ultimately created many factions in the party and they all tried to merge with other parties. and George created Kerala Janapaksham (Secular)

First Faction
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First group was led by TS John , he announced its decision to rejoin with Kerala Congress (Mani)[4] however, a section of the party led by Kallada Das, PA Alexander, A. A. Abraham decided to retain the party.[5]

Second Faction
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Second group of leaders led by PA Alexander and A. A. Abraham, announced its decision to merge with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).[6]

Third Faction
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Third faction led by Deacon Thomas Kayyathra merged with Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas) group [7]

Fourth Faction
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Fourth faction led by Kallada Das decided to retain the party and join the National Democratic Alliance.[8] Later this faction merged with Kerala Congress (Thomas). In 2018, Kerala Congress (Secular) Kalalda Das faction merged with Kerala Congress.

Fifth Faction
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The group led by P. C. George, announced its decision to merge Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 31 January 2024

Assembly Elections

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On 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election PC George contested from Poonjar constituency as independent candidate and defeated all 3 fronts. Later he tried an alliance with BJP Led NDA and UDF however didn't successful on 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election he lost from poonjar constituency.

References

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  1. ^ "P.C. George's Kerala Janapaksham Secular joins NDA". Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Modi is the worst PM of India, Janapaksham leaves NDA, says P C George".
  3. ^ "P C George's Kerala Janapaksham disbanded; new party Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) formed". The New Indian Express. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "കേരള കോണ്‍ഗ്രസ് (സെക്യുലര്‍) മാണി ഗ്രൂപ്പില്‍ ലയിക്കും; സ്ഥാനാര്‍ഥികള്‍ പത്രിക പിന്‍വലിച്ചു" (in Malayalam). May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016.
  5. ^ http://origin.mangalam.com/print-edition/keralam/432601 [dead link]
  6. ^ "Kerala Congress (Secular) to merge with NCP". September 17, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "കേരള കോണ്‍ഗ്രസ് ലയനസമ്മേളനം" [Kerala Congress merges] (in Malayalam). January 14, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  8. ^ "Kerala Congress (Secular) to support NDA". The Hindu. May 10, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2019.