Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) was a registered political party in the Indian state of Kerala. It was founded by P. C. George in 2019. It had an MLA from the Poonjar constituency.
History Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) formed after P.C. George was expelled from Kerala Congress (Secular), along with his followers.
The party formed after it split from Kerala Congress (Joseph) in the early 2000's. P.C George was the leader of the fraction. The party chai was T.S. John. George was MLA From Poonjar. Kerala Congress (Secular) (KCS) was then part of LDF. George was expelled from LDF and forced to join UDF. KCS became part of UDF by merger into Kerala Congress (Mani) in 2010. and George became vice chairman of Kerala Congress (Mani) .
After the Revival of KCS no one in Kerala politics wanted to work with George. He was expelled from KCS, which launched many factions in the party who all tried to merge with other parties. and George then created Kerala Janapaksham (Secular).
First Faction TS John announced that his faction was rejoining Kerala Congress (Mani). A section of the party led by Kallada Das, PA Alexander, and A. A. Abraham rejoined.http://origin.mangalam.com/print-edition/keralam/432601
Second Faction A group of leaders led by PA Alexander and A. A. Abraham merged with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
Third Faction A faction led by Deacon Thomas Kayyathra merged with Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas) group
Fourth Faction A faction led by Kallada Das decided to join the National Democratic Alliance. Later this faction merged with Kerala Congress (Thomas). In 2018, Kerala Congress (Secular) Kalalda Das faction merged with Kerala Congress.
Fifth Faction George's group merged with Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 31 January 2024.
Assembly elections
In the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election George contested Poonjar constituency as an independent candidate and won. Later he briefly allied with BJP-led NDA and UDF. In 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election George lost.
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