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==NCP Policies== |
==NCP Policies== |
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* Build the key agricultural strength of nation |
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* Empower Woman to become strong and independent |
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* Establishment of a national policy to empower women |
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* Promote opportunities for Individual growth in sprots and on economical front |
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* Review and revision to the national health policy to add a separate sub-component on women's health |
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* Liverage Indian presence in Globalisation |
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* Integrated implementation of a national nutrition policy to merge and coordinate various services provided by different government departments and agencies. |
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* Eliminate Child Labour from the nation. |
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* Citizenship law reform to stipulate that high offices in government be confined to natural-born Indian citizens "(see, Sonia Gandhi)". |
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* Reduce poverty and develop backward regions in India. |
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* Reserving for women one-third of the seats in parliament and in state legislatures. |
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* Reduce or eliminate corruption |
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* Enactment of a competition law to protect against corrupt practices |
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* Enactment of a bio-diversity law to protect bio-diversity and intellectual property. |
* Enactment of a bio-diversity law to protect bio-diversity and intellectual property. |
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* Enactment of a law establishing an independent telecasting authority. |
* Enactment of a law establishing an independent telecasting authority. |
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* Make India worlds most dominant Technological and IT nation |
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* Build a strong Asian Continent in line with North America |
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==Same name Parties outside India== |
==Same name Parties outside India== |
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Revision as of 11:12, 31 May 2007
Nationalist Congress Party | |
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| Leader | Sharad Pawar |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | 10, Bishambhar Das Marg, New Delhi - 110001 |
| Ideology | Populist |
| Alliance | United Progressive Alliance |
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| http://www.ncp.org.in | |
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is the fastest growing national political party of India.
Background
It was formed on May 25, 1999, by Sharad Pawar, P.A. Sangma, and Tariq Anwar after they were expelled from the Indian National Congress (INC) following their differences over a person of foreign origin becoming the Prime Minister of India. P.A. Sangma, however, later quit the NCP over differences with Sharad Pawar on NCP's closing in with the INC.
Owning to its leaders' respective support bases, particularly Sharad Pawar, NCP has significant presence in the state of Maharashtra. It is now the fastest growing party in India truley representing the middle class of India. It started its presence is many states by winning couple of assembly election initially. Now it has grown in confidence and is filling more candidates for elections.
The NCP advertises itself as a progressive, secular party that stands for "democracy, Gandhian secularism, equity, social justice, and federalism." It positions itself as a moderate, left-leaning alternative to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the INC. The party's election symbol is an analog clock that reads 10:10.
Since 2004 NCP is a member of the United Progressive Alliance, which governs the country. The party is also a coalition partner in the state of Maharashtra in alliance with INC.
Political Presence
The NCP members are present in following provinces in India
1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Arunachal Pradesh 3. Bihar 4. Chhattisgarh 5. Goa 6. Gujarat 7. Haryana 8. Himachal Pradesh 9. Jharkhand 10. Karnataka 11. Kerala 12. Madhya Pradesh 13. Maharashtra 14. Manipur 15. Meghalaya 16. Punjab 17. Tamil Nadu 18. Uttar Pradesh
Party Symbol
A table clock set at standard 10:10 am.
Prominent Leaders
- K. Karunakaran Former Chief Minister of Kerla
- Praful Patel Aviation Minister
- K MuralidharanPresident of Kerla Unit
- Swaran Singh Punjab Unit President
- Dr.Willfred de Souza President of Goa Unit
- K Prabhakar Reddy-President of AP unit
- Novel Verma, MLA -President of Chattisgarh Unit
- Jayant Patel President of Gujarat Unit
- Arun Gujarathi President of Maharahtra Unit
- Robert Khasling, President of Meghalaya Unit
- Dr Ramesh Dikshit, President of UP Unit
- Dilip Das, President of West Bengal Unit
- G Parthasarathy, President of Tamil Nadu Unit
- D. P. Tripathi
- PA Sangama
- Tariq Anwar
- Supriya Sule
- Najmudin Bookwala
- Dilip Walse Patil
- Tindivanam Ramamurthee President of TJC
Prominent Youth Leaders
- Sheetal Mehta President of India Youth
- Dilip Tipsae-President of Maharahstra Youth
Members joining from Other Political Parties
- BJP
- Shiv Sena
- Indian National Congress
- Janata Dal
- Nationalist Trinamool Congress
- Democratic Indira Congress
NCP Policies
- Build the key agricultural strength of nation
- Empower Woman to become strong and independent
- Promote opportunities for Individual growth in sprots and on economical front
- Liverage Indian presence in Globalisation
- Eliminate Child Labour from the nation.
- Reduce poverty and develop backward regions in India.
- Reduce or eliminate corruption
- Enactment of a bio-diversity law to protect bio-diversity and intellectual property.
- Enactment of a law establishing an independent telecasting authority.
- Make India worlds most dominant Technological and IT nation
- Build a strong Asian Continent in line with North America