Indian National League (INL) is an Indian political party formed in 1994 under the leadership of the then IUML leader Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait.[1] The party is currently a member of the CPIM-led LDF in Kerala.[1] INL leader Ahamed Devarkovil, MLA from Kozhikode South Constituency, serves as a minister in the Second Pinarayi Vijayan ministry.
Indian National League | |
|---|---|
| President | Mohammad Soleiman |
| General Secretary |
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| Founder | Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait |
| Founded | 23 April 1994 |
| Split from | Indian Union Muslim League |
| Student wing | National Students' League |
| Youth wing | National Youth League |
| Regional affiliation | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) AIADMK-led Alliance (Tamil Nadu) |
| Kerala Legislative Assembly | 1 / 140 |
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PMA Salam was the first INL candidate to get elected to the Kerala Assembly (2006).[2] INL was formally inducted into the LDF in the late 2010s.[2][3]
History
edit- Indian National League was formed as a reaction to the continued alliance of IUML with INC post Babri Masjid Demolition.[2][1]
- Opposition raised by several CPIM leaders, who saw the National League as a communal party, ensured that the National League had to stay outside the LDF for over two decades (1994 - 2018).[2]
- The Indian National League mostly allied with the CPIM unofficially in certain seats in the various Kerala Assembly elections between 1994 and 2018.[2]
- Indian National League was associated with the UDF briefly in 2010-11.[3]
- A group under leadership of Abdul Wahab left INL and formed his own party ''National League''
Controversies
editElectoral performance
edit| Election Year | Alliance | Seats contested | Seats won | Total Votes | Percentage of votes | +/- Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LDF | 3 | 1 / 140
|
138,587 | 0.67% |  0.12%
|
| 2016 | LDF | 3 | 0 / 140
|
112,261 | 0.55% | 0.31%
|
| 2011 | LDF | 2 | 0 / 140
|
41,368 | 0.24% |  0.66%
|
| 2006 | LDF | 3 | 0 / 140
|
140,194 | 0.90% | 0.61%
|
| 2001 | LDF | 1 | 0 / 140
|
45,511 | 0.29% | 0.16%
|
| 1996 | 
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15 | 0 / 140
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63,975 | 0.45% | New |
References
edit- ^ a b c Madampat, Shajahan (11 April 2019). "The Importance of IUML". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Varma, Vishnu (28 July 2021). "Explained: Why INL has Imploded, and its Impact on Kerala's Muslim Politics". The Indian Express.
- ^ a b Prashanth, M. P. "After Long Wait of Three Decades, I N L Gets its Due in Kerala Assembly". The New Indian Express.