National Democratic Party | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | NDP |
| Founder |
|
| Founded | 1974 |
| Dissolved | 1996 |
| Succeeded by | Democratic Social Justice Party (DSJP)[1] |
| Ideology | Welfare and development of the Nair community |
| Alliance | UDF (1982-1996) |
National Democratic Party (NDP) was a political party in Kerala, India that existed from 1974 to 1996 and was the political arm of Nair Service Society.[2] NDP was formed with the aim of reservation of jobs for the economically backward sections of the Nairs. Founded by Kidangoor Gopalakrishna Pillai, then the General Secretary of NSS and R. Ramachandran Nair[3] in 1974.
In assembly elections
National Democratic Party contested its first assembly elections in 1982 as an ally of Indian National Congress led United Democratic Front, in which it won four assembly seats. The elected members include Therambil Ramakrishnan, K.G.R. Kartha, R. Sundaresan Nair and Ramachandran Pillai.[4]
In the Third K. Karunakaran ministry as the nominee of Nair Service Society, K.G.R. Kartha sworn in as minister, but he was forced to step down. After Kartha's resign, in September 1983 R.Sundaresan Nair sworn in as the minister of state for health.[5]
Dissolution
After NDP's poor performance in the subsequent elections, NSS dissolved the party in 1996.
List of Chairman
- Kidangoor Gopalakrishna Pillai
- Therambil Ramakrishnan
- Upendranath Kurup
- P. K. Narayana Panicker
Relaunch
In 2019, a newer version of NDP has been launched by some Nair leaders called "Democratic Social Justice Party". The chief patron of the party is Manjery Bhaskara Pillai, who heads over 100 Malabar Nair Samajam units in north Kerala and also the patron of Global NSS Kerala. K S R Menon is the President, Babu Surendrakumar Nair is the General Secretary and S. Santosh is the Treasurer. [6]
References
- ↑ News Service, Express (14 September 2019). "New political party launched for unreserved communities; membership begins Saturday". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ Pillai, Sreedhar (15 January 1983). "Nairs from all over Kerala congregate in Trivandrum for a Nair sammelan". India Today. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ "NDP founder Ramachandran Nair passes away". The Times of India. 29 February 2004. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ Pillai, Sreedhar (15 May 1984). "National Democratic Party suffers major split on eve of crucial by-polls in Kerala". India Today. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ Pillai, Sreedhar (15 June 1985). "Crisis in NDP over Ramachandran Nair resignation comes to a head". India Today. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ News Service, Express (14 September 2019). "New political party launched for unreserved communities; membership begins Saturday". The New Indian Express.