Prior to the 2016 assembly election, he left Kerala Congress (M) and created a new party — Janadhipathya Kerala Congress. The party joined the
Left Democratic Front (LDF) and he contested in the
2016 Kerala assembly election from Idukki. He lost the election to the sitting MLA
Roshy Augustine. In 2020, he left the Janadhipathya Kerala Congress and rejoined Kerala Congress and is currently part of the
P. J. Joseph faction of the party. In the 2021 elections, he contested as UDF candidate from Idukki. He lost yet again to Roshy Augustine from Kerala Congress (M) in a rematch of sorts with both contestants switching sides from 2016. Francis George has been on Parliamentary Committees on
External Affairs,
Defence,
Industry, and
Commerce. He was nominated as the UDF candidate for the Parliament Constituency of Kottayam and won the
Kottayam Parliament Constituency in the 2024 election to the
18th Lok Sabha. == Personal life ==