The Indian Union Muslim League or I. U. M. L. (commonly referred to as the League inside Kerala) is an Indian political party primarily based in the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is recognized by the Election Commission of India as a State Party in Kerala.
The first Council of the IUML, which was at the time the Indian successor of the Muslim League, was held on 10 March 1948 at the south Indian city of Madras. The 'Indian Union Muslim League' constitution was passed on 1 September 1951.
The party is a major member of the United Democratic Front, the Indian National Congress -led pre-poll state level alliance in Kerala and has always had a constant, albeit small, presence in the Lok Sabha. The party is a part of the United Progressive Alliance at the national level. The League got its first union minister (Minister of State for External Affairs) in the first Manmohan Singh ministry in 2004.
The party currently has four members in Parliament - E. T. Mohammed Basheer, M. P. Abdussamad Samadani, and K. Navas Kani in the Lok Sabha and P. V. Abdul Wahab in the Rajya Sabha and nineteen members in State Legislative Assemblies of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
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