National Democratic Party (Kerala)

National Democratic Party (NDP) was a political party in Kerala, India that existed from 1974 to 1996 and was the political arm of Nair Service Society.[1] NDP was formed with the aim of reservation of jobs for the economically backward sections of the Nairs. Founded by Kidangoor Gopalakrishna Pillai, then the General Secretary of NSS and R. Ramachandran Nair[2] in 1974.

National Democratic Party
AbbreviationNDP
Founder
  • Kidangoor Gopalakrishna Pillai
  • R. Ramachandran Nair
Founded1974
Dissolved1996 (1996)
IdeologyWelfare and development of the Nair community
AllianceUDF (1982-1996)

In assembly elections

National Democratic Party contested its first assembly elections in 1982 as an ally of Indian National Congress led United Democratic Front, in which it won four assembly seats. The elected members include Therambil Ramakrishnan, K.G.R. Kartha, R. Ramachandran Nair and Ramachandran Pillai.[3]

In the Third K. Karunakaran ministry as the nominee of Nair Service Society, K.G.R. Kartha sworn in as minister, but he was forced to step down. After Kartha's resign, in September 1983 R. Ramachandran Nair sworn in as the minister of state for health.[4] It is the only Hindu Political party ever ruled Kerala state.

Dissolution

After NDP's poor performance in the subsequent elections, NSS dissolved the party in 1996. In 2020 a newer version party of NDP has been launched by some Nair leaders around Kerala and this party is named "Democratic Social Justice Party".

List of Chairman

References
  1. Pillai, Sreedhar (15 January 1983). "Nairs from all over Kerala congregate in Trivandrum for a Nair sammelan". India Today. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. "NDP founder Ramachandran Nair passes away". The Times of India. 29 February 2004. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. Pillai, Sreedhar (15 May 1984). "National Democratic Party suffers major split on eve of crucial by-polls in Kerala". India Today. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. Pillai, Sreedhar (15 June 1985). "Crisis in NDP over Ramachandran Nair resignation comes to a head". India Today. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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