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Political parties in Kerala
Kerala's major political parties are aligned under two coalitions, namely the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) since the late 1970's. Kerala was the first Indian state to have coalition government as early as 1960.[1]
Pre-poll alliances[edit]
State-level alliances[edit]
National-level alliances[edit]
- National Democratic Alliance(BJP+)(NDA)
- United Progressive Alliance(INC+)(UPA)
- Left Front[disambiguation needed]
Parties[edit]
National parties[edit]
| Sl No | Party Name | Symbol Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Communist Party of India | Ears of Corn and Sickle |
| 2. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Hammer, Sickle and Star |
| 3. | Indian National Congress | Hand |
| 4. | Nationalist Congress Party | Clock |
| 5. | Bahujan Samaj Party | Elephant |
| 6. | Bharatiya Janata Party | Lotus |
Recognised State Parties[edit]
| Sl No | Party Name | Symbol Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Union Muslim League | Ladder |
| 2 | Janata Dal (Secular) | A Lady Farmer Carrying Paddy on her head |
| 3 | Kerala Congress (M) | Two Leaves |
| 4 | Revolutionary Socialist Party | Spade and stoker |
Other parties[edit]
| Sl No | Party Name | Symbol Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) | muter |
| 2 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) | Hat |
| 3 | All India Forward Bloc | Lion |
| 4 | Communist Marxist Party Central Council (CP John faction) | Star |
| 5 | Communist Marxist Party (CMP) | Aeroplane * |
| 6 | Communist Marxist Party Kerala State Committee (Aravindakshan faction) | Television |
| 7 | Congress (Secular) | Coconut tree bearing fruits |
| 8 | CPI (ML) Red Star | Bell |
| 9 | Indian National League (INL) | Scales |
| 10 | Janadhipatya Samrakshana Samithi (JSS) | Bus |
| 11 | Janadhipatya Samrakshna Samithi (Rajan Babu) | Jeep |
| 12 | Janata Dal (United) | Arrow |
| 13 | Kerala Congress | Chair |
| 14 | Kerala Congress (B) | Rising Sun |
| 15 | Kerala Congress (Jacob) | Kerala Congress (Jacob) |
| 16 | Kerala Congress Secular | Electric Bulb |
| 17 | Lok Janshakthi Party | Bungalow |
| 18 | Marxist Communist Party of India (United) | Flag |
| 19 | National Secular Conference | Glass Tumbler |
| 20 | Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) | Boat |
| 21 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Hurricane Lamp |
| 22 | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party | Ceiling Fan |
| 23 | Revolutionary Socialist Party (Marxist) | Book |
| 24 | Samajwadi Party (SP) | Bicycle |
| 25 | Shiv Sena (SS) | Bow and Arrow |
| 26 | Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) | Spectacles |
| 27 | Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam | Pineapple |
| 28 | Welfare Party of India | Gas Cylinder |
Defunct parties[edit]
- Travancore State Congress
- Praja Mandalam
- Cochin Party
- Travancore Cochin Republican Praja Party
- Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress
- Tamil Nadu People Front
- Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party
- Congress (A)
- Karshaka Thozhilali Party (KTP)
- All India Muslim League
- Marxist League of Kerala
- BTR–EMS–AKG Janakeeya Vedi
- Workers Revolutionary Party (India)
- Revolutionary Socialist Party (Sreekandan Nair) (RSP-S)
- National Revolutionary Socialist Party
- Kerala Socialist Party (KSP)
- Praja Socialist Party (PSP)
- Kerala Samyukta Socialist Party (KSSP)
- Indian Socialist Party (ISP)
- National Democratic Party
- National Democratic Party (Kidangoor)
- Socialist Republican Party
- Social Justice Party
- Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran)
- Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group)
- Indian Federal Democratic Party
- Janata Dal (Left)
- Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John) {merged with Revolutionary Socialist Party}
- Socialist Janata (Democratic) (SJ-D) {merged with Janata Dal (United)}
- Forward Bloc Secular {merged with All India Federal Bloc}
- Revolutionary Socialist Party (Left) {merged with Communist Marxist Party (John)}
- Kerala Congress (Secular) (KCS) {merged with Kerala Congress (Thomas)}
- Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) {merged with Revolutionary Marxist Party of India}
- Communist Marxist Party (Aravindakshan) (CMPA) {merged with Communist Party of India (Marxist)}
- National Secular Conference (NSC) {merged with Indian National League}
References[edit]
- ↑ Menon, A. Sreedhara (2007). A Survey of Kerala History. DC Books. ISBN 9788126415786.
- ↑ "LDF wins 99 of 140 seats in Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan to be CM again". The News Minute. 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ↑ Staff Writer (2021-03-08). "'New Kerala with Modi': NDA unveils campaign slogan ahead of assembly polls". mint. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ↑ "In Kerala, UDF workers lay siege to State, Central offices". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2021-09-20. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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Further reading[edit]
- Chief Ministers, Ministers, and Leaders of Opposition of Kerala (PDF), Thiruvananthapuram: Secratriat of Kerala Legislature, 2018
- Menon, A. Sreedhara (2007). A Survey of Kerala History. DC Books. ISBN 9788126415786.
- Chandran, VP (2018). Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus - 2019 (Malayalam Edition). Kozhikode: P. V. Chandran, Managing Editor, Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Company Limited, Kozhikode.
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