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'''Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran)''' ('''DIC(K)''') was a [[political party]] in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. DIC(K) was founded at a meeting in [[Thrissur]] by the [[Kannoth Karunakaran|K. Karunakuran]] faction of the [[Indian National Congress]] on 1 May 2005. Initially it was called '''National Congress ([[Indira Gandhi|Indira]])''', but the name was changed DIC(K) for registration purposes in August of the same year.<ref>((cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/01/stories/2005090108900400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051205131817/http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/01/stories/2005090108900400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 December 2005 |title=Karunakaran's party gets new name | location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=1 September 2005))</ref>

Karunakuran's son [[K. Muraleedharan]] was the party president. The party allied with the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] in the local elections and made success. But the party was not considered for a tie up during the state assembly elections that followed. The party could not make any impression in the elections as expected. Later, Karunakaran and Muraleedharan, along with some other party members, moved to [[Nationalist Congress Party]]. After a brief while, Karunakaran returned to Congress.

== History ==
[[File:Tvpm-dick2.JPG|thumb|DIC(K) election campaign]]
The party was formed as a result of internal problems in the Congress Party. The break was preceded by much acrimony within the ruling Congress Party, due to perceived slights to Karunakaran, disregarding  his lifelong services to the party. Karuunakaran's son Muraleedharan and Kerala Congress leader [[T. M. Jacob]] were the other leaders of the party. Following its split, the DIC(K) has been warmly received into the opposition Left Democratic Front combine. This acceptance has all but guaranteed DIC(K)'s return to power as the unpopular ruling combine is likely to lose badly in the assembly elections, which are due shortly.

The party has however not been void of internal dissent. Ahead of the 2005 [[Panchayati raj|panchayat]] elections, DIC(K) aligned with the Left Democratic Front. However, ahead of the 2006 [[Kerala]] legislative assembly elections the party entered into an understanding with the [[United Democratic Front (India)|United Democratic Front]] and [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] to try to ensure K. Muraleedharan's victory in the assembly polls. That led to a grouping within the party forming a 'DIC(K) Left Forum'. The Forum had plans of founding a new party after the elections.<ref>((cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/13/stories/2006041312910400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313140911/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/13/stories/2006041312910400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 March 2007 |title=DIC(K) Left Forum to support LDF | location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=13 April 2006))</ref>

Later, DIC decided to merge with the Nationalist Congress Party ([[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]) led by [[Sharad Pawar]]. This resulted in a chaos in DIC and many of the leaders of the DIC have decided to go back to the [[Indian National Congress]]. The party is defunct now.

==Party flag==
((Commons category|Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran)|DIC(K)))
The party's tricolour flag had the [[Spinning wheel#Charkha|charkha]] and picture of [[Indira Gandhi]] as symbols.

== See also ==
*[[Indian National Congress breakaway parties]]
*[[National Lawyers' Congress]]
*[[Indian National Congress (R)]]

==References==
((reflist))

[[Category:Defunct political parties in Kerala]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2005]]
[[Category:2005 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress breakaway groups]]

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