| Kerala Congress (B) | |
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| Chairperson | R. Balakrishna Pillai[1] |
| Secretary-General | K. B. Ganesh Kumar [1] |
| Headquarters | P. T. Chacko Smaraka Mandiram, S. S. Kovil Road, Thampanoor,Thiruvanathapuram-695001 (Kerala). |
| Ideology | Secular Democratic |
| Alliance | United Democratic Front |
| Politics of India Political parties Elections |
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Kerala Congress (B) is a registered-unrecognized political party in Kerala, formed by R. Balakrishna Pillai, a former minister of the Government of Kerala. At present, the party has one MLA in the State Legislative Assembly, namely K. B. Ganesh Kumar, who has been representing the Pathanapuram constituency in Kollam District since 2001. The Kerala Congress (B) is a constituent of the Congress led United Democratic Front(UDF). MrKBGaneshKumar is a minister in the present UDF gevernment lead by Mr Oommen chandy.
Balkrishna Pillai was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1971 and the State Assembley eight times since 1960. However, in the 2006 election he was defeated by a little known opponent belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). His son K. B. Ganesh Kumar, a Malayalam film and television actor, made his electoral debut in 2001, when he was elected from Pathanapuram. He went on to become Transport Minister in the A. K. Antony cabinet. He is currently the Acting Chairman of the Kerala Congress (B).
The Party fileded two candiadtes in the 2011 election to the Kerala Assembley. Dr. N N Murali, a well known surgeon is the party's candidate from Kottarakkara. Ganesh Kumar is aiming for a hat-trick win from the Pathanapuram constituency. But DrNNMuarli is defeated by his relative and LDF cantidate Ms AyishPotti and only Mr K.B.Ganesh Kumar could become MLA.