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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kerala Congress (Secular)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a registered regional political party in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]]. It was a faction of [[Kerala Congress]] led by [[P. C. George]], [[Eapen Varghese]], and [[T. S. John]]. The party was split from [[Kerala Congress (M)]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Kerala-Congress-Secular-Parts-ways-with-KCM/2015/04/12/article2760274.ece|title=Kerala Congress (Secular) Parts ways with KC(M)|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=12 April 2015|accessdate=11 September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It had been revived by T.S. John.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ts-john-to-head-revived-kerala-congress-secular/article7094705.ece|title=T.S. John to head revived Kerala Congress (Secular)|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 April 2015|accessdate=11 September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kerala Congress (Secular)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a registered regional political party in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]]. It was a faction of [[Kerala Congress]] led by [[P. C. George]], [[Eapen Varghese]], and [[T. S. John]]. The party was split from [[Kerala Congress (M)]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Kerala-Congress-Secular-Parts-ways-with-KCM/2015/04/12/article2760274.ece|title=Kerala Congress (Secular) Parts ways with KC(M)|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=12 April 2015|accessdate=11 September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It had been revived by T.S. John.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ts-john-to-head-revived-kerala-congress-secular/article7094705.ece|title=T.S. John to head revived Kerala Congress (Secular)|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 April 2015|accessdate=11 September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;==History==&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Kerala Congress (Secular) fraction formed after the split from [[Kerala Congress (Joseph)]] On early 2000&#039;s . main and leader of the fraction was P.C George however party chairman was [[T.S. John]]. Pc geprge 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)]] .&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Revival of Kerala Congress (Secular) &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;by TS John in 2015&lt;/del&gt;==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;=Expelled By Mani Family And &lt;/ins&gt;Revival of Kerala Congress (Secular)==&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;=&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2015 &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;there were &lt;/del&gt;lot of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;factionalism happened &lt;/del&gt;between KM Mani and PC George. As a result&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;the supporters of PC George revived Kerala Congress (Secular)under the leadership of T. S. John.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2015 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Mani tried to make his [[Jose K Mani|son]] as his successor , George tried to prevent this power exchange of mani family. it created a &lt;/ins&gt;lot of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;problems &lt;/ins&gt;between &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/ins&gt;KM Mani and PC George. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Other haters of George also want him out of the party So they joined Hand with Mani family &lt;/ins&gt;As a result &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;he expelled from party . MLA position And chip whip.  &lt;/ins&gt;the supporters of PC George &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/ins&gt;revived Kerala Congress (Secular)under the leadership of T. S. John&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The haters of PC George later leaved Kerala congress (Mani) stating same reasons&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;TS John&#039;s return &lt;/del&gt;to Kerala Congress (&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Mani&lt;/del&gt;)==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;=Merger 2.0===&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;TS John announced its decision to rejoin with &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/del&gt;Kerala Congress (Mani)&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;(KCM),&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.theindiantelegram.com/2016/05/02/61166.html|title=കേരള കോണ്‍ഗ്രസ് (സെക്യുലര്‍) മാണി ഗ്രൂപ്പില്‍ ലയിക്കും; സ്ഥാനാര്‍ഥികള്‍ പത്രിക പിന്‍വലിച്ചു|language=ml|date=2 May 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506085614/http://www.theindiantelegram.com/2016/05/02/61166.html|archivedate=6 May 2016|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; however, a section of the party led by Kallada Das, PA Alexander, A. A. Abraham decided to retain the party.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://origin.mangalam.com/print-edition/keralam/432601 {{Dead link|date=September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;After the Revival of Kerala Congress (Secular) no one in the kerala politics want to work with [[P.C George]] So George Was expelled Kerala Congress (Secular) which ultimately  creates many fraction in the party , and they all tried &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;merge with other parties. [[P.C George]] later created his own party called [[Kerala Janapaksham (Secular)]] but fate is similler like &lt;/ins&gt;Kerala Congress (&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Secular&lt;/ins&gt;)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;====First faction ==&lt;/ins&gt;==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;First group was led by &lt;/ins&gt;TS John &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, he  &lt;/ins&gt;announced its decision to rejoin with &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; [[&lt;/ins&gt;Kerala Congress (Mani)&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.theindiantelegram.com/2016/05/02/61166.html|title=കേരള കോണ്‍ഗ്രസ് (സെക്യുലര്‍) മാണി ഗ്രൂപ്പില്‍ ലയിക്കും; സ്ഥാനാര്‍ഥികള്‍ പത്രിക പിന്‍വലിച്ചു|language=ml|date=2 May 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506085614/http://www.theindiantelegram.com/2016/05/02/61166.html|archivedate=6 May 2016|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; however, a section of the party led by Kallada Das, PA Alexander, A. A. Abraham decided to retain the party.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://origin.mangalam.com/print-edition/keralam/432601 {{Dead link|date=September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Merger with NCP, Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas)&lt;/del&gt;==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;==Second faction ==&lt;/ins&gt;==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The Kerala Congress (Secular) (KCS), especially a section &lt;/del&gt;of leaders led by PA Alexander and A. A. Abraham, announced its decision to merge with the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2016/sep/17/Kerala-Congress-Secular-to-merge-with-NCP-1520743.html|title=Kerala Congress (Secular) to merge with NCP|date=17 September 2016|accessdate=11 September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Second group  &lt;/ins&gt;of leaders led by PA Alexander and A. A. Abraham, announced its decision to merge with the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2016/sep/17/Kerala-Congress-Secular-to-merge-with-NCP-1520743.html|title=Kerala Congress (Secular) to merge with NCP|date=17 September 2016|accessdate=11 September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;====Third faction ====&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Another &lt;/del&gt;faction led by Deacon Thomas Kayyathra merged with [[Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas)]] group &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/kottayam/malayalam-news/kottayam-1.1653642|title=കേരള കോണ്‍ഗ്രസ് ലയനസമ്മേളനം|trans-title=Kerala Congress merges|language=ml|date=14 January 2014|accessdate=11 September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Third &lt;/ins&gt;faction led by Deacon Thomas Kayyathra merged with [[Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas)]] group &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/kottayam/malayalam-news/kottayam-1.1653642|title=കേരള കോണ്‍ഗ്രസ് ലയനസമ്മേളനം|trans-title=Kerala Congress merges|language=ml|date=14 January 2014|accessdate=11 September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;====fourth faction====&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;However, a section of &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;party &lt;/del&gt;led by Kallada Das decided to retain the party and join the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-congress-secular-to-support-nda/article8578281.ece|title=Kerala Congress (Secular) to support NDA|work=The Hindu|date=10 May 2016|accessdate=11 September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Later this faction merged with [[Kerala Congress (Thomas)]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;fourth &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Fraction &lt;/ins&gt;led by Kallada Das decided to retain the party and join the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-congress-secular-to-support-nda/article8578281.ece|title=Kerala Congress (Secular) to support NDA|work=The Hindu|date=10 May 2016|accessdate=11 September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Later this faction merged with [[Kerala Congress (Thomas)]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2018, Kerala Congress (Secular) Kalalda Das faction merged with [[Kerala Congress]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;==Merger with Kerala Congress (Thomas)==&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2018, Kerala Congress (Secular) Kalalda Das faction merged with [[Kerala Congress &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;(Thomas)&lt;/del&gt;]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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{{Infobox Indian political party&lt;br /&gt;
|party_name = Kerala Congress (secular)&lt;br /&gt;
|party_logo = Kerala-Congress-flag.svg&lt;br /&gt;
|colorcode = Green&lt;br /&gt;
|chairman = [[T. S. John]]&lt;br /&gt;
|headquarters = [[Poonjar]]&amp;#039; [[Kottayam]] (India)&lt;br /&gt;
|students = Kerala Students Congress (KSC)&lt;br /&gt;
|youth = Kerala youth front (S)&lt;br /&gt;
|split = *[[Kerala Congress (J)]](2004)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kerala Congress (M)]] (2015)&lt;br /&gt;
|loksabha_seats = 0&lt;br /&gt;
|rajyasabha_seats = 0&lt;br /&gt;
|eci=|merged=[[Kerala Congress (M)]] (2008) , (2017)}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kerala Congress (Secular)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a registered regional political party in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]]. It was a faction of [[Kerala Congress]] led by [[P. C. George]], [[Eapen Varghese]], and [[T. S. John]]. The party was split from [[Kerala Congress (M)]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Kerala-Congress-Secular-Parts-ways-with-KCM/2015/04/12/article2760274.ece|title=Kerala Congress (Secular) Parts ways with KC(M)|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=12 April 2015|accessdate=11 September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It had been revived by T.S. John.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ts-john-to-head-revived-kerala-congress-secular/article7094705.ece|title=T.S. John to head revived Kerala Congress (Secular)|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 April 2015|accessdate=11 September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Revival of Kerala Congress (Secular) by TS John in 2015==&lt;br /&gt;
In 2015 there were lot of factionalism happened between KM Mani and PC George. As a result, the supporters of PC George revived Kerala Congress (Secular)under the leadership of T. S. John.&lt;br /&gt;
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==TS John&amp;#039;s return to Kerala Congress (Mani)==&lt;br /&gt;
TS John announced its decision to rejoin with the Kerala Congress (Mani)(KCM),&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.theindiantelegram.com/2016/05/02/61166.html|title=കേരള കോണ്‍ഗ്രസ് (സെക്യുലര്‍) മാണി ഗ്രൂപ്പില്‍ ലയിക്കും; സ്ഥാനാര്‍ഥികള്‍ പത്രിക പിന്‍വലിച്ചു|language=ml|date=2 May 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506085614/http://www.theindiantelegram.com/2016/05/02/61166.html|archivedate=6 May 2016|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; however, a section of the party led by Kallada Das, PA Alexander, A. A. Abraham decided to retain the party.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://origin.mangalam.com/print-edition/keralam/432601 {{Dead link|date=September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Merger with NCP, Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas)==&lt;br /&gt;
The Kerala Congress (Secular) (KCS), especially a section of leaders led by PA Alexander and A. A. Abraham, announced its decision to merge with the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2016/sep/17/Kerala-Congress-Secular-to-merge-with-NCP-1520743.html|title=Kerala Congress (Secular) to merge with NCP|date=17 September 2016|accessdate=11 September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Another faction led by Deacon Thomas Kayyathra merged with [[Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas)]] group &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/kottayam/malayalam-news/kottayam-1.1653642|title=കേരള കോണ്‍ഗ്രസ് ലയനസമ്മേളനം|trans-title=Kerala Congress merges|language=ml|date=14 January 2014|accessdate=11 September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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However, a section of the party led by Kallada Das decided to retain the party and join the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-congress-secular-to-support-nda/article8578281.ece|title=Kerala Congress (Secular) to support NDA|work=The Hindu|date=10 May 2016|accessdate=11 September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Later this faction merged with [[Kerala Congress (Thomas)]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Merger with Kerala Congress (Thomas)==&lt;br /&gt;
In 2018, Kerala Congress (Secular) Kalalda Das faction merged with [[Kerala Congress (Thomas)]].&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Political parties established in 2004]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:2004 establishments in Kerala]]&lt;br /&gt;
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