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Nationalist Congress Party

Nationalist Congress Party
AbbreviationNCP
PresidentAjit Pawar
SpokespersonSana Malik Shaikh
Lok Sabha LeaderSunil Tatkare
Rajya Sabha LeaderPraful Patel
Sunetra Pawar
FounderSharad Pawar
P. A. Sangma
Tariq Anwar
Founded10 June 1999 (1999-06-10)
Split fromIndian National Congress
Headquarters10, Bishmabhar Marg, New Delhi, India-110001
Student wingNCP Student's Wing
Youth wingNCP Youth's Wing
Women's wingNCP Women Wing
IdeologyLiberal conservatism
Secularism[1]
Indian nationalism
Economic Liberalism
Political positionCentre-right
Colours  Pink (post–2023)[2]
  Pacific Blue (pre–2023)
ECI StatusState Party[3]
Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
1 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
3 / 245
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies
Indian states
41 / 288
(Maharashtra)
7 / 60
(Nagaland)
3 / 60
(Arunachal Pradesh)
Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council
8 / 78
Number of states and union territories in government
3 / 31
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
ncponline.in
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The Nationalist Congress Party is one of the state parties in India[4][5] and is one of the major political parties in Maharashtra with a recognised state party status in Nagaland and Kerala.[1][6] The party has its presence in legislative assemblies of Maharashtra, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh, with being in the governing coalition in all of these states. Besides this, the party is also part of the current governing coalition National Democratic Alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The original incarnation of the party was founded in 1999 by Sharad Pawar, P.A. Sangma, and Tariq Anwar after a split within the Congress. After major disagreements between top party leaders in 2023, a split between the party occurred. This resulted in two major faction emerging, one led by the founder president Sharad Pawar and the other led by Ajit Pawar.[7][6] After a legal battle, the Supreme Court of India gave judgement in favour of the faction led by Ajit Pawar, and was allocated the party symbol and name. Subsequently, the Sharad Pawar led faction formed the NCP (SP). Under the leadership of Ajit Pawar, the NCP revamped itself and adopted the color pink to associate with the party.[8][9]

The Nagaland state unit which was supporting the NDPP-BJP state government and the Jharkhand state unit of the party went with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP while the Kerala state unit of the party which was a part of the Left Democratic Front went with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP(SP).

  1. ^ "'Ideology is secular, cannot compromise on it at all': Ajit Pawar stands firm on secularism, leaves CM question hanging in Mahayuti alliance". Business Today.
  2. ^ "Can Ajit Pawar's pink strategy turn around NCP's fortunes?".
  3. ^ "NCP, TMC and CPI lose national party status, AAP earns coveted tag". India: India Today. 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Recognized Political Parties:ECI". 26 September 2018.
  5. ^ "NPP Becomes First Political Outfit from the Northeast to get Status of National Party". 7 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b "NCP Working Committee Approves Decision To Expel NCP Leaders Including Praful Patel And Sunil Tatkare". Punekar News. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. ^ Ajit Pawar Maharashtra Deputy Cm: Ajit Pawar joins NDA govt, takes oath as deputy CM of Maharashtra - The Economic Times
  8. ^ Tupe, Priyanka (17 October 2024). "Ajit Pawar Goes Pink: Are Maharashtra's Women Ready for a 'Dada' Makeover?". BehanBox. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Can Ajit Pawar's pink strategy turn around NCP's fortunes?".

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