Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) | |
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Abbreviation | NCP(SP) |
President | Sharadchandra Pawar |
Secretary | Jitendra Awhad |
General Secretary | Jayant Patil |
Parliamentary Chairperson | Sharad Pawar |
Lok Sabha Leader | Supriya Sule |
Rajya Sabha Leader | Sharad Pawar |
Founder | Sharad Pawar |
Founded | 8 February 2024[1] |
Split from | Nationalist Congress Party |
Headquarters | 81, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi[2] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre[6] |
Colours | Blue |
ECI Status | State Party |
Alliance | |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 8 / 543 |
Seats in Rajya Sabha | 2 / 245 |
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies | Indian states |
Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council | 3 / 78 |
Number of states and union territories in government | 1 / 31 |
Election symbol | |
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Party flag | |
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Website | |
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The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) or NCP(SP) is a political party in India formed under the leadership of Sharad Pawar.[1] It was formed after Election Commission of India recognised the group led by Ajit Pawar as the original Nationalist Congress Party.[8]
History
[edit]In July 2023, Ajit Pawar, along with 40 MLAs, left the Sharad Pawar led Nationalist Congress Party and joined the ruling Shiv Sena - BJP government as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.[9] This caused the split in NCP.[10] On 7 February 2024, Election Commission Of India (ECI) awarded the party name and symbol to the faction headed by Ajit Pawar.[8] The faction led by Sharad Pawar gets new name "Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)".[11]
Party symbol
[edit]ECI has allotted "a man blowing tura (trumpet)" (in Marathi तुतारी वाजवणारा माणूस )symbol to the party.[12]
Party flag
[edit]The flag of Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar after the split containts with its logo and Indian flag.[13]
Electoral performance
[edit]Lok Sabha (General) election results
[edit]Election | Lok sabha | Party leader | Pre-poll alliance | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- in seats | Overall Vote | Vote % | Vote swing | Ref. |
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2024 | 16th | Sharad Pawar | INDIA | 11 | 8 / 543
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State assembly election results
[edit]Election | Party leader | Pre-poll alliance | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- in seats | Overall vote | Vote % | Vote swing | Sitting side |
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Maharashtra | |||||||||
2024 | Sharad Pawar | MVA | 0 / 288
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List of Rajya Sabha members
[edit]Name | Portrait | State | Appointment date | Retirement date |
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Sharad Pawar | ![]() |
Maharashtra | 3 April 2020 | 2 April 2026 |
Fouzia Khan | Maharashtra | 3 April 2020 | 2 April 2026 |
List of Lok Sabha members
[edit]Name | Portrait | Constituency | State |
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Supriya Sule | Baramati | Maharashtra | |
Amar Sharadrao Kale | Wardha | Maharashtra | |
Bhaskar Bhagare | Dindori | Maharashtra | |
Suresh Mhatre | Bhiwandi | Maharashtra | |
Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke | Ahmednagar | Maharashtra | |
Amol Kolhe | Shirur | Maharashtra | |
Dhairyasheel Patil | Madha | Maharashtra | |
Bajrang Sonwane | ![]() |
Beed | Maharashtra |
- Bold indicates NCP(SP) leader in Lok Sabha.
See also
[edit]- Politics of India
- List of political parties in India
- Nationalist Congress Party
- Politics of Maharashtra
- Politics of Kerala
- National Democratic Alliance (India)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Election Commission allots 'NCP Sharadchandra Pawar' name to Sharad group". Economic Times. 8 Feb 2024. Retrieved 25 Mar 2024.
- ^ "NCP factions get separate offices in Delhi". The Times of India. 19 October 2023.
- ^ Deshpande, Alok (9 January 2020). "Gandhi's non-violence is the only way forward, says Sharad Pawar". The Hindu.
- ^ Rajeshwari Deshpande. (2006). Politics of Frustrations, Anxieties and Outrage. Economic and Political Weekly, 41(14), 1304–1307. JSTOR 4418041
- ^ PALSHIKAR, SUHAS. “In the Midst of Sub-Democratic Politics.” Economic and Political Weekly 45, no. 7 (2010): 12–16. JSTOR 25664106.
- ^ Deshpande, Alok (9 January 2020). "Gandhi's non-violence is the only way forward, says Sharad Pawar". The Hindu.
- ^ "Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014: Maharashtra State Election Dates, Results, News, Governors and Cabinet Ministers 2014". dna.
- ^ a b "ECI rules Ajit Pawar faction is the real NCP". The Hindu. 6 Feb 2024. Retrieved 25 Mar 2024.
- ^ "Ajit Pawar joins NDA govt, takes oath as deputy CM of Maharashtra". Economic Times. 2 Jul 2023. Retrieved 25 Mar 2024.
- ^ "Election Commission admits split in NCP, calls both factions for hearing on Oct 6". The Indian Express. 15 Sep 2023. Retrieved 25 Mar 2024.
- ^ "Sharad's party gets new name: It is Nationalist Congress Party — Sharadchandra Pawar". The Indian Express. 13 Feb 2024. Retrieved 25 Mar 2024.
- ^ "Sharad Pawar inaugurates new party symbol at Raigad fort". The Hindu. 24 Feb 2024. Retrieved 25 Mar 2024.
- ^ "Sharad Pawar-led NCP new flag, symbol released". India TV. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 Mar 2024.
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