Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
AbbreviationK. P. C. C.
PresidentK. Sudhakaran
ChairmanV. D. Satheesan
Headquarters"Indira Bhawan", Thiruvananthapuram
NewspaperVeekshanam
Student wingKerala Students Union (N S U I)
Youth wingYouth Congress (Kerala)
Women's wingMahila Congress (Kerala)
Labour wingIndian National Trade Union Congress (I N T U C)
Membership3.379 million (June 2017)[1]
IdeologyConservatism (Kerala)
Liberal conservatism[2]
Economic liberalism[3]
Political positionCentre-right[2]
Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
14 / 20
Seats in Rajya Sabha
1 / 9
Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly
21 / 140
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
kpcc.org.in

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee is the state unit of the Indian National Congress in Kerala. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. The INC currently leads the UDF alliance, the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly.[4]

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee was first convened in 1921 at Ottapalam in northern Kerala (in the presence of the T. Prakasam).[5]

  1. ^ "Cong membership: 33.79 lakh members for Congress in Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "UDF had a chance in Kerala. Then Congress played a dangerous communal game". 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ Heller, Patrick (18 April 2020). "A virus, social democracy, and dividends for Kerala". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. ^ "MM Hassan takes charge as the UDF convener". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  5. ^ "K P C C Marks a Milestone Tomorrow". The Hindu. 21 April 2017.

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