It was formed on 9 March 2016, through a split from the KEC(M)[1] In 2016, before Kerala Legislative Assembly elections a fight occurs in Kerala Congress (M) about seats and where who contest LDF used this opportunity and splits Kerala Congress (M).

However all of them wanted KC(J) as their new party's abbreviation and purposed Kerala Congress (Janadhipathyam) as name.

However Election Commission Give JKC as their abbreviation and Janadhipathya Kerala Congress as their name.

In 2019, K. Francis George left the party and joined Kerala Congress.

On 14 March 2020, Dr. K. C. Joseph was elected[2] as the new chairman of Janadhipathya Kerala Congress.