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	\|working_chairman = [[V. Surendran Pillai]]		\|working_chairman = [[V. Surendran Pillai]]
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	\|symbol = [[File:Chair (Indian Election Symbol).svg\|150px]] <ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/ec-recognises-p-c-thomas-faction-in-kerala-364328.html\|title=EC recognises P C Thomas faction in Kerala\|agency=[[CNN-News18]]\|date=25 March 2011\|accessdate=11 September 2019}}</ref>		\|symbol = [[File:Chair (Indian Election Symbol).svg\|150px]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/ec-recognises-p-c-thomas-faction-in-kerala-364328.html\|title=EC recognises P C Thomas faction in Kerala\|agency=[[CNN-News18]]\|date=25 March 2011\|accessdate=11 September 2019}}</ref>
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	'''Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group)''' was a faction of [[Kerala Congress]] led by Skaria Thomas in [[Kerala]]. Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) was formerly a part of [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)\|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF).		'''Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group)''' was a faction of [[Kerala Congress]] led by Skaria Thomas in [[Kerala]]. Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) was formerly a part of [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)\|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF).
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{{Other uses|Kerala Congress (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
|party_name = Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group)
| logo = Kerala-Congress-flag.svg
|colorcode = Blue
|leader = [[Skariah Thomas]]
|chairman = [[Skariah Thomas]]
|working_chairman = [[V. Surendran Pillai]]
|split = [[Kerala Congress (Joseph)|Kerala Congress (J)
]]
|foundation = 2010
|dissolution = 2015
|successor = [[Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas)]]<br />[[Kerala Congress (Thomas)]]
|alliance = LDF
|loksabha_seats = 0
|rajyasabha_seats = 0
|symbol = [[File:Chair (Indian Election Symbol).svg|150px]] <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/ec-recognises-p-c-thomas-faction-in-kerala-364328.html|title=EC recognises P C Thomas faction in Kerala|agency=[[CNN-News18]]|date=25 March 2011|accessdate=11 September 2019}}</ref>
|eci=}}
'''Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group)''' was a faction of [[Kerala Congress]] led by Skaria Thomas in [[Kerala]]. Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) was formerly a part of [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF).

==History==
In April 2010 the [[Kerala Congress (M)]] and [[Kerala Congress (Joseph)|Kerala Congress (J)]] led by [[P. J. Joseph]] decided to merge. But [[P. C. Thomas]] opposed the merger. Both P. J. Joseph and P. C. Thomas claimed the party symbol of a bicycle and the party name of Kerala Congress. Registration of Kerala Congress has been frozen by the [[Election Commission of India|Election Commission]]. The case is under review.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/KCOrder_24032011.pdf|title=KC-order|publisher=election commission|date=25 March 2011|accessdate=7 April 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930131406/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/KCOrder_24032011.pdf|archivedate=30 September 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The P. C. Thomas faction is known as the Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) with a chair for its symbol.

==2011 State assembly elections==
{{Main|2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election}}
It participated in [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011 elections]] as a part of [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]. The Party was assigned three seats to contest but was unable to win.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/fissures-in-kerala-congress-m/article2732380.ece|title=Fissures in Kerala Congress (M)|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 May 2011|accessdate=11 September 2019}}</ref>

The party enjoys a strong presence in southern Kerala and is active in that region.
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!scope=col class=unsortable|Sl. No:
!scope=col class=unsortable|District
!scope=col class=unsortable|Constituency
!scope=col class=unsortable|Name
|-
|1||Kottayam||Kaduthuruthy||[[Stephen George (politician)|Stephen George]]
|-
|2||Thiruvananthapuram||Thiruvananthapuram||[[V. Surendran Pillai]]
|-
|3||Ernakulam||Kothamangalam||Skaria Thomas
|}

==Split in Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group)==
In 2015, Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) is split into 2 parties
#[[Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas)]]
#[[Kerala Congress (Thomas)]]

===Leaders in Skaria Thomas faction===
*[[Skariah Thomas]]
*[[V. Surendran Pillai]]
*[[Thomas Kunnapally]]
*[[Jerry Easow Oommen]]

===Leaders in P. C. Thomas faction===
*[[P. C. Thomas]]
*Rajan Kannattu

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Political parties in Kerala]]
[[Category:Kerala Congress Parties]]
[[Category:2010 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:2015 disestablishments in India]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2010]]
[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 2015]]
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Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) - Revision history

->Arjun Madathiparambil Muraleedharan at 19:37, 21 August 2021

117.217.151.248 at 19:29, 17 April 2021