Balakrishna PIlla is the chairman of Kerala Congress (B) .A Native of Kollam, is the Former Minister of States of Kerala who has held portfolios like Transport, Electricity, & Excise, It is through Indian National Congress he entered Politics. At one point of time , he even has to step out of the ministry due to the controversial speech named Punjab Model speech. He even got the imprisonment in jail for the Idamalyar corruption case.