Indian National League

Indian National League
PresidentMohammad Soleiman
General Secretary
FounderEbrahim Sulaiman Sait
Founded23 April 1994 (1994-04-23)
Split fromIndian Union Muslim League
Student wingNational Students' League
Youth wingNational Youth League
IdeologySecularism
Social justice[1]
Regional affiliationLeft Democratic Front (LDF) (Kerala)
Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Indian National League (INL) is an Indian political party formed in 1994 under the leadership of the then IUML leader Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait.[2][3] The party is currently a member of the CPI(M)-led LDF in Kerala.[4] INL leader Ahamed Devarkovil, former MLA from Kozhikode South Constituency, served as a minister in the Second Pinarayi Vijayan ministry.[5][6]

PMA Salam was the first INL candidate to get elected to the Kerala Assembly (2006).[7] INL was formally inducted into the LDF in the late 2010s.[8][9]

History

  • Indian National League was formed as a reaction to the continued alliance of IUML with INC post Babri Masjid Demolition.[7]
  • 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).[7]
  • The Indian National League mostly allied with the CPIM unofficially in certain seats in the various Kerala Assembly elections between 1994 and 2018.[7]
  • Indian National League was associated with the Indian National Congress-led UDF briefly in 2010-11.[2]
  • A group led by Abdul Wahab left INL and formed his own party National League.[10]

Electoral performance

Kerala Legislative Assembly election results
Election Year Alliance Seats contested Seats won Total Votes Percentage of votes ± Vote
2026 LDF 1
0 / 140
 41,885 0.19% Decrease 0.47%
2021 LDF 3
1 / 140
 138,587 0.67% Increase 0.12%
2016 LDF 3
0 / 140
 112,261 0.55% Increase 0.31%
2011 LDF 2
0 / 140
 41,368 0.24% Decrease 0.66%
2006 LDF 3
1 / 140
 140,194 0.90% Increase 0.61%
2001 LDF 1
0 / 140
 45,511 0.29% Decrease 0.16%
1996 Steady 15
0 / 140
 63,975 0.45% New

Controversies

  • It was alleged that INL had 'sold' the post of the member of KPSC for Rs 40 lakh.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "About INL". INL. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 Prashanth, M. P. (18 May 2021). "After Long Wait of Three Decades, INL Gets its Due in Kerala Assembly". The New Indian Express.
  3. ↑ "History of the Indian National League". INL. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Post-LDF entry, Indian National League mulls pro-Left political front". The New Indian Express. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "INL's long wait rewarded". The Times of India. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Indian National League: Differences over sharing spoils of power led to split". The Times of India. 26 July 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Varma, Vishnu (28 July 2021). "Explained: Why INL has Imploded, and its Impact on Kerala's Muslim Politics". The Indian Express.
  8. ↑ "Kerala: With Indian National League, Pinarayi Vijayan to lure Indian Union Muslim League voters". The Times of India. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Indian National League splits after factions come to blows". The Telegraph. 21 July 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Indian National League splits, Abdul Wahab forms new party". The New Indian Express. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
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