Trouble seems to be brewing within the Kerala unit of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) as one of its two legislators, Thomas K. Thomas, has been warned against airing personal differences in public. This comes after Thomas expressed his ire towards State NCP president P.C. Chacko, who was interfering in local party affairs in Thomas’s home district of Alappuzha. The issue initially began as a small difference of opinion between the two but has now grown into an ugly spat. State Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran has pledged his full support to the Chacko camp, which has further angered Thomas. The NCP is an ally of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front, which is in power in Kerala.
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is a political party in India that was founded in 1999. The party is recognized as a national party by the Election Commission of India and has a presence primarily in the states of Maharashtra, Kerala, and Goa. The NCP is aligned with the Indian National Congress and is currently in power in Maharashtra in a coalition with the Shiv Sena and the Indian National Congress.
Thomas K. Thomas is a legislator from Kerala state in India. He won from the Kuttanad Assembly constituency in Alappuzha, which was previously held by his brother, businessman-turned former MLA, Thomas Chandy. A member of the Nationalist Congress Party, Thomas has expressed his displeasure with the state NCP president P.C. Chacko for interfering in local party affairs in his home district of Alappuzha. Thomas has been warned against airing personal differences in public by the party’s national president, Sharad Pawar.
