Indian Federal Democratic Party

"IFDP" redirects here. For the organization also known as the Institute for Food and Development Policy, see Food First.

Indian Federal Democratic Party
Leader	P. C. Thomas
Founder	P. C. Thomas
Split from	Kerala Congress (M)
Succeeded by	Kerala Congress
Politics of India Political parties Elections

The Indian Federal Democratic Party was a political party in India. In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections IFDP won one seat from Kerala P. C. Thomas Defeating Jose K. Mani of Kerala Congress (M). That was the first parliamentary electoral victory of a National Democratic Alliance member in the state.

On 2005, IFDP merged with the Kerala Congress of P. J. Joseph. A breakaway faction of IFDP led by M. P. George split from the party. In 2014, this faction merged with All India Forward Bloc.[1][2]

References

1. "ഐഎഫ്ഡിപിþഫോര്‍വേഡ് ബ്ലോക്ക് ലയനം ആഗസ്ത് അവസാനം" [IFDP/Forward Block Merger is at the end of August] (in Malayalam). 31 July 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
2. "Forward Bloc to continue alliance with LDF". The Hindu. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2019.