NCP

22Apr

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Amar Kale, Former Congress MLA Will Contest From Wardha On NCP Ticket

The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) or NCP (SP) gave ticket to Amar Kale from Maharashtra's Wardha constituency. Kale joined NCP last month. Before joining NCP, he was a member of Indian National Congress. Wardha has been a traditional bastion of Congress for decades. For the first ...

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10Apr

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Lok Sabha Polls: Sharad Pawar-Led NCP Releases Third List Of Candidates

With the Lok Sabha elections around the corner, the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (SP) has released the third list of candidates. On Wednesday, April 10, the party announced the names of candidates for two Lok Sabha constituencies. As per the third list, the current member of the Le...

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20Mar

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Congress Nominates Former MP Muhammad Hamdullah Sayeed For Lakshadweep

Reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs), the Lok Sabha constituency of Lakshadweep covers the entire area of the Union Territory. Formerly part of a constituency in the Malabar District, an MP was directly elected in 1967. Previously, the President of India would appoint the MP. The first MP, K. Nalla K...

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19Mar

Elections, India, Lok Sabha Election 2024

SC Allows Sharad Pawar’s NCP To Use “Man Blowing Turha” As Poll Symbol; Ajit Pawar To Do This

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted permission to the faction led by Sharad Pawar to use the name "Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar" for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as well as Maharashtra Assembly elections later this year. Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan presiding over the...

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19Mar

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Thackeray Vs Thackeray? BJP Courts Uddhav’s Estranged Cousin Raj For A Possible Tie-Up

It’s the season of political alliances and reshuffles, as parties gear up for the Lok Sabha elections. Not only are former allies reuniting with the BJP, like Nitish Kumar's JDU in Bihar and Chandrababu Naidu's TDP in Andhra Pradesh, but also erstwhile critics, such as Jayant Chaudhary's RLD in Utta...

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10Feb

Elections

Baba Siddique Joins Ajit Pawar-Led NCP

Baba Ziauddin Siddique, former Congress minister and MLA from Maharashtra, who resigned from the Indian National Congress (INC), two days ago joined Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). The party, which was recognised by the Election Commission as original NCP after the nephew split the ...

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7Feb

India

Sharad Pawar’s Party Assigned New Name Day After EC Declared Ajit Pawar Camp As “Real NCP”

The Election Commission has today assigned a new name to the political entity led by veteran politician Sharad Pawar. It will be called the Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar. However, the poll body has yet to allot a symbol for the NCP Sharadchandra Pawar. The decision was announced a d...

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6Feb

India

EC Declares Ajit Pawar’s Faction As Real NCP, Asks Sharad Pawar’s Camp To Rebrand

In a significant setback for veteran politician Sharad Pawar, the Election Commission has recognised the faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by his nephew, Ajit Pawar, as the “real” party. Citing the larger support base of MLAs within the assembly, the Election Commission has decided...

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22Dec

India

INDIA Bloc Holds Protest Against Mass Suspension of MPs

The opposition-led INDIA bloc grouping is staging a nationwide protest on Friday against the suspension of a total of 146 MPs from the Winter Session of Parliament. In a joint protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, INDIA bloc leaders urged people to unite since democracy is under threat under the Bharati...

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24Nov

India

NCP MP Supriya Sule Dubs BJP As “Anti-Women Party”

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP - Sharad Pawar) Working President, Supriya Sule on Friday, dubbed ruling BJP as "anti-women party." Her remark was in response to Trinamool Congress Supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's comments concerning BJP's plan to remove TMC MP Mahua Moitra f...

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