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{{Infobox government cabinet<br />
| cabinet_name = United Front<br />
| cabinet_number = <br />
| cabinet_type = Alliance<!-- an alternative name for "cabinet"; defaults to "cabinet" --><br />
| jurisdiction = <br />
| incumbent = 1967–1969<br />
| image = E. M. S. Namboodiripad.jpg<br />
| image_size =<br />
| caption = [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]]<br />
| date_formed = {{Start date|1967|03|06|df=y}}<br />
| date_dissolved = {{End date|1969|10|24|df=y}}<br />
| government_head_title = Chief Minister <br />
| government_head = [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]]<br />
| government_head_history = <br />
| deputy_government_head_title = <br />
| deputy_government_head = <br />
| other_government_minister_title =<br />
| other_government_minister =<br />
| state_head_title = Governor <br />
| state_head = <br />
* [[Bhagwan Sahay]]<br />
* [[V. Viswanathan]]<br />
| represented_by_title =<br />
| represented_by =<br />
| members_number = <!-- or | current_number = --><br />
| former_members_number = <br />
| total_number = <br />
| political_parties =<br />
* [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI-M]]<br />
* [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] <br />
* SSP<br />
* [[Indian Union Muslim League|Muslim League]]<br />
* [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]]<br />
* [[Karshaka Thozhilali Party|KTP]]<br />
* [[Kerala Socialist Party|KSP]]<br />
| legislature_status = [[Coalition government|Majority (coalition)]] {{Composition bar|117|133|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=}}<br />
| opposition_party = <!-- or | opposition_parties = --><br />
| opposition_leader = <!-- or | opposition_leaders = --><br />
| election = [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|Assembly Election, 1967]]<br />
| last_election = <br />
| legislature_term = <br />
| advice_and_consent1 = <br />
| advice_and_consent2 = <!-- up to | advice_and_consent5 = --><br />
| incoming_formation = <!-- events leading to formation of govt.: e.g., [[Norway debate]] --><br />
| outgoing_formation = <!-- events or debate leading to dissolution --><br />
| predecessor = [[R. Sankar ministry]]<br />
| successor = [[First C. Achutha Menon ministry|C. Achutha Menon ministry]]<br />
}}<br />
'''United Front''' or the '''Seven Party Alliance''' ([[Malayalam]]: '''Saptha Kakshi Munnani''') was an alliance of seven political parties in [[Kerala]] state, [[India]], which won the [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] and formed the [[Second E. M. S. Namboodiripad ministry]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Koshi|first=Luke|last2=Balan|first2=Saritha S.|date=2017-06-19|title=Kerala Chronicles: When a Coalition of Seven Political Parties Came Together Only to Fall Apart|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-chronicles-when-coalition-7-political-parties-came-together-only-fall-apart-63905|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> It was led by the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Communist Party of India Marxist]] (CPIM) and the members of the coalition were <br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
! rowspan="2" |[http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1967_ST_REP.pdf Source]<br />
! colspan="3" |1967<br />
|-<br />
!Seats won<br />
!Seats contested<br />
!%<br />
|-<br />
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Communist Party of India Marxist]] (CPIM)<br />
|52<br />
|59<br />
|23.51<br />
|-<br />
|[[Communist Party of India]] (CPI)<br />
|19<br />
|22<br />
|08.57<br />
|-<br />
|Sanghata Socialist Party (SSP)<br />
|19<br />
|21<br />
|08.40<br />
|-<br />
|[[Indian Union Muslim League|Muslim League]] (MUL)<br />
|14<br />
|15<br />
|06.75<br />
|-<br />
|[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] (RSP)<br />
| colspan="3" rowspan="3" |INDEPENDENTS<br />
|-<br />
|[[Karshaka Thozhilali Party]] (KTP)<br />
|-<br />
|[[Kerala Socialist Party]] (KSP)<br />
|}<br />
The coalition had a comfortable majority of 117 members out of 133 (including 4 independents). [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]] (CPIM) was sworn in as the Chief Minister for the second time on 6 March 1967. But before completing 30 months, internal dissensions surfaced and the government fell 32 months after assuming power, on 24 October 1969.<br />
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== Second Namboodiripad ministry ==<br />
{{Main|Second E. M. S. Namboodiripad ministry}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[United Front (1970–1979, Kerala)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Kerala topics|state=collapsed}}<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:United Front (1967-1969, Kerala)}}<br />
[[Category:Defunct political party alliances in India]]</div>imported>ZI Jony