Founded 1971 | Founder K.Karunakaran Political position Centre | |
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Ideology Social democracy,Centre-left | ||
The United Democratic Front (UDF) is an alliance of Political parties in Kerala state, India, created by the prominent Indian National Congress (INC) party leader Shri. K. Karunakaran in the 1970s. Since its formation, the coalition has sustained itself on support from different social, caste and religious groups as a powerful bloc to take on the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)) led Left Democratic Front (LDF). This alliance is led by the INC party in the state of Kerala. In the 2016 Legislative assembly Elections UDF just won 47 out of 140 seats and hence lost the power again to Left Democratic Front. Later in 2016 august KC(M)Kerala Congress (M) left the alliance.
The parties in the alliance and their representation in Kerala Legislative Assembly post Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2016 are as follows:
- Indian National Congress (22)
- Indian Union Muslim League (18)
- Kerala Congress (Jacob) (1)
- Communist Marxist Party (0)
- Revolutionary Socialist Party(0)
- Janata Dal (United) (0)