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Indian Union Muslim League is a political party in India .1The foremost stronghold of the party is northern Kerala , were the party is the leading political force in many areas.2
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IUML banner Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) is a Muslim nationalist political party in India .The chief support base of the party falls inside northern and central Kerala .Note that since the name 'Indian Union Muslim League' is registered at the Electoral Commission by a splinter-group of the party, the party contests elections as the 'Muslim League Kerala State Committee'.
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Indian political party Political party in India Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) ( Malayalam : ഇന്ത്യൻ യൂണിയൻ മുസ്ലിംലീഗ്; Urdu : انڈین یونین مسلم لیگ ) (commonly referred to as the League) is a political party in India .It is recognized by the Election Commission of India as a State Party in Kerala .Though Indian Union Muslim League is a Muslim-community-oriented party, it decided to retain its allegiance to India after independence, when the original Muslim League of undivided India went to Pakistan .The party has a stronghold in northern Kerala .They form the second largest party within the present ruling coalition United Democratic Front (UDF) .The current President of Kerala state unit of Indian Union Muslim League is Panakkad Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal , who is considered to be the patron leader of the party.
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(commonly referred to as the League inside Kerala ) is a centre-right political party in India . It is recognized by the Election Commission of India as a State Party in Kerala . Indian Union Muslim League was formed in March, 1948 at the south Indian city of Madras (now Chennai ).The party is a major member of the opposition United Democratic Front , the Indian National Congress lead pre-poll state level alliance in Kerala.Whenever the United Democratic Front rules in Kerala, the party leaders are chosen as important Cabinet Ministers.The party has always had a constant, if small presence, in the Indian Parliament.The party is a part of the United Progressive Alliance in national level.The League first gained a ministry (Minister of State for External Affairs) in Indian Government in 2004.The party currently has four members in Parliament - P.Mohammed Basheer , and K.Abdul Wahab in the Upper House and nineteen members in State Legislative Assemblies (Kerala and Tamil Nadu ).India: Election Commission of India. 2013 .The Indian Express . 6 April 2019 .James Chiriyankandath (1996) Changing Muslim politics in Kerala: identity, interests and political strategies, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs , 16:2, 257-271.Ahamed: Minister of State for External Affairs" .
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Indian political party Political party in India The Indian Union Muslim League (abbreviated as the I.L. or the League ) is an Indian political party primarily based in the Indian state of Kerala .It is recognised as a State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India .After the Partition of India , the first Council of the Indian segment of the All-India Muslim League was held on 10 March 1948 at the south Indian city of Madras (now Chennai ).The party renamed itself as the 'Indian Union Muslim League' and adopted a new constitution on 1 September 1951.I.U.M.L. is a major member of the opposition United Democratic Front , the Indian National Congress -led pre-poll state level alliance in Kerala. Whenever the United Democratic Front rules in Kerala, the party leaders are chosen as important Cabinet Ministers. The party has always had a constant, albeit small, presence in the Indian Parliament. The party is a part of the United Progressive Alliance in national level. The League first gained a ministry (Minister of State for External Affairs) in Indian Government in 2004. The party currently has four members in Parliament - E. Abdul Wahab in the Rajya Sabha - and fifteen members in Kerala State Legislative Assembly ."The importance of IUML" . 11 April 2019. The Indian Express . 6 April 2019 . James Chiriyankandath (1996) Changing Muslim politics in Kerala: identity, interests and political strategies, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs , 16:2, 257-271. Ahamed: Minister of State for External Affairs" .
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Indian political party Political party in India Indian Union Muslim League (abbreviated as the IUML or Muslim League ) is a political party primarily based in Kerala . It is recognised as a State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India . After the Partition of India , the first Council of the Indian segment of the All-India Muslim League was held on 10 March 1948 at the south Indian city of Madras (now Chennai ). The party renamed itself as the 'Indian Union Muslim League' and adopted a new constitution on 1 September 1951. IUML is a major member of the opposition United Democratic Front , the INC -led pre-poll state level alliance in Kerala. Whenever the United Democratic Front rules in Kerala, the party leaders are chosen as important Cabinet Ministers. The party has always had a constant, albeit small, presence in the Indian Parliament. The party is a part of the INDIA in national level. The League first gained a ministry (Minister of State for External Affairs) in Indian Government in 2004. The party currently has five members in Parliament – E. Haris Beeran in the Rajya Sabha – and fifteen members in Kerala State Legislative Assembly . The Times of India .The Times of India .The 2019 Parliamentary Elections in India Democracy at the Crossroads? . The Indian Express . 6 April 2019 . James Chiriyankandath (1996) Changing Muslim politics in Kerala: identity, interests and political strategies, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs , 16:2, 257-271. Ahamed: Minister of State for External Affairs" .
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