The Indian Union Muslim League or I. U. M. L. is an Indian political party primarily based in Kerala. 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. The party is a major member of the oppositionUnited 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 in Indian Government in 2004. The party currently has four members in Parliament - P. K. Kunhalikutty, E. T. Mohammed Basheer, and K. Navas Kani in the Lower House and P. V. Abdul Wahab in the Upper House and nineteen members in State Legislative Assemblies.
History
After the partition of India in 1947, the All-India Muslim League was disbanded. It was succeeded by the Indian Union Muslim League in the new India. M. Muhammad Ismail, the then President of the Madras Muslim League was chosen as the Convener of the Indian section of the League. The party contests Indian General Elections under the Indian Constitution. B. Pocker, elected from Malappuram Constituency, was a member of the First Lower House from the Madras Muslim League. The Travancore League was merged with the Malabar League in November, 1956. The party is normally represented by two members in the Indian Lower House. The party currently has four members in Parliament. Indian Union Muslim League first gained a ministry in Kerala Government as part of the Communist Party of India Marxist-led United Front in 1967. The party switched fronts in 1969 and formed an alliance with the Congress in 1976. It later became a chief constituent in a succession of Indian National Congress-lead ministries. Apart from Kerala and West Bengal, the League had Legislative Assembly members in Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Maharastra, Karanataka, Uttar Pradesh, and Assam. In West Bengal, the League had won Assembly seats in the 1970s, and A. K. A. Hassanussaman was a member of the Ajoy Mukherjee cabinet.
Early years
Indian Union Muslim League formed in March, 1948 at the south Indian city of Madras.
B. Pocker Sahib, elected from Malappuram Constituency, was a member of the first Lok Sabha.
K. M Seethi Sahib served as the Speaker of the Kerala Assemby from 1960 to 1961.
M. Muhammad Ismail offered to send his son to join the Indian army to fight the war against China.
From the 1960s to the 80s
The League gained a ministry in Kerala Government in 1967.
The League oversaw the creation of the University of Calicut, the second university in Kerala, in 1968.
Contribution to local government - the League oversaw the creation of Malappuram District in 1969.
Death of M. Muhammad Ismail and Bafaqy Thangal. Syed Ummer Bafaqy Thangal rebels against the leadership.
With the Congress Party
Muslim League formed an alliance with the Congress in 1976.
All India Muslim League quit the Left Front and merged with the Muslim League in 1985.
Demolition of the Babri Masjid. Panakkad Syed Mohammed Ali Shihab Thangal made a passionate plea to all the Muslims in Kerala to remain calm. Kerala remained peaceful throughout.
Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait, then National President, rebelled and formed the Indian National League in 1994.
