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The '''Congress Karma Parishad''' ('Congress Action Association') was a political party in [[Chandernagore]], [[French India]]. The Congress Karma Parishad was linked to the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g_oZAAAAMAAJ |journal=[[Revue politique et parlementaire]]|title=Volumes 197-200|location=Paris|publisher=A. Colin|year=1949|page=74}}</ref> It was supported by Congress Party politicians from [[West Bengal]]. The party supported integration of Chandernagore with India.<ref>Chatterjee, Ramananda. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=iDXQAAAAMAAJ The Modern Review]'', Volume 95. Calcutta, India: The Modern Review Office, 1954. p. 38</ref> Sachin Modak was the secretary of the Congress Karma Parishad.<ref>Neogy, Ajit K. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=5yNuAAAAMAAJ Decolonization of French India: Liberation Movement and Indo-French Relations, 1947-1954]''. Pondichéry: Institut français de Pondichéry, 1997. p. 88</ref> <br />
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The Congress Karma Parishad won a landslide victory in the August 1948 municipal polls in Chandernagore, capturing 22 out of the 24 seats in the municipal council.<ref>Rajan, Mannaraswamighala Sreeranga. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=_K05AQAAIAAJ India's foreign Relations during the Nehru era]''. 1977. p. 170</ref> The main competitor of the Congress Karma Parishad in the elections, the communists (contesting as the [[National Democratic Front (French India)|National Democratic Front]]) were in a weakened position as the [[Communist Party of India]] had been banned.<ref name="ne">Neogy, Ajit K. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=5yNuAAAAMAAJ Decolonization of French India: Liberation Movement and Indo-French Relations, 1947-1954]''. Pondichéry: Institut français de Pondichéry, 1997. p. 96</ref> During the election campaign the Congress Karma Parishad was supported by the provisional Administrative Council (the governing body of the municipality).<ref>Mathew, Kuzhippalli Skaria. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=HVtuAAAAMAAJ French in India and Indian Nationalism: (1700 A.D. - 1963 A.D.) 2]''. Delhi: B.R. Publ. Corp, 1999. p. 561</ref> After the election, Deben Das became the president of the municipal council of Chandernagore.<ref name="ch">Neogy, Ajit K. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=5yNuAAAAMAAJ Decolonization of French India: Liberation Movement and Indo-French Relations, 1947-1954]''. Pondichéry: Institut français de Pondichéry, 1997. p. 96</ref> The Congress Karma Parishad passed a resolution calling for immediate integration of Chandernagore with India without any plebiscite.<ref>Rahman, S. A. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=mV0wAQAAIAAJ The Beautiful India. Pondicherry]''. New Delhi: Reference Press, 2006. p. 117</ref><br />
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