Tag: Nationalist Congress Party

Unlikely bedfellows in Maharashtra

However, it is clear that in Indian politics, no party is untouchable if there is an opportunity for power sharing.

November 17, 2019

Maharashtra government formation: Governor invites Shiv Sena to stake claim

Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises and Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant on Monday resigned from the Narendra Modi-led Cabinet as the party prepared to form the government in Maharashtra in alliance with the NCP and Congress.

November 11, 2019

Direction of Maharashtra politics will depend on steps taken by Fadnavis: Shiv Sena

In the recent polls, ruling BJP and Sena failed to get a clear majority. Both the parties won 161 seats together in the 288-member House, way above the 145 mark.

November 6, 2019

Raj Thackeray meets NCP chief Sharad Pawar amid uncertainty over Maharashtra govt

The political impasse in the state continues after Assembly election results were announced on October 24, with victorious allies BJP and Shiv Sena bickering over chief minister's post.

November 3, 2019

Maharashtra Assembly polls: Sharad Pawar meets Sonia Gandhi over seat-sharing

The two parties had contested the assembly polls in 2014 separately, but got together in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and contested the seats as part of a coalition.

September 11, 2019

Maharashtra: NCP MLA set to join Shiv Sena ahead of Assembly polls

The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place in September-October this year

August 26, 2019

People reject BJP’s attacks on Nehru-Gandhi family, institutions: Sharad Pawar

Speaking to mediapersons on his 78th birthday, Pawar said the BJP indulged in "a very vicious campaign" in the five states, even making personal attacks on the Nehru-Gandhi family.

December 12, 2018

Tariq Anwar quits NCP, LS after Sharad Pawar ‘supports’ PM Modi on Rafale deal

Anwar told reporters he was 'hurt' by Pawar's interview to a Marathi news channel this week where he said PM Modi's intentions on the Rafale fighter jet aircraft deal were not wrong.

September 28, 2018

‘Opposition confident after no-trust’

Veteran politician Tariq Anwar, who is currently general secretary of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) headed by former Defence Minister Sharad Pawar, has been in politics since his college days. He started his career in the Indian National Congress. He contested his first Lok Sabha election from Katihar parliamentary constituency on a Congress ticket in …

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July 28, 2018

Mamata Banerjee in Delhi, to meet Sharad Pawar, Sonia Gandhi

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday reached Delhi where she is expected to meet several opposition leaders including Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar to discuss ways to take on Narendra Modi government inside and outside the parliament. Banerjee, who is also the Trinamool Congress chief, is also expected to meet UPA …

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March 27, 2018

Voting begins peacefully in Meghalaya

Voting for the assembly elections in Meghalaya began on Tuesday amidst tight security, an official said. “Men and women in large numbers queued up in front of many polling stations well before polling opened at 7 a.m. in the entire state. Polling ends at 4 p.m.,” Chief Electoral Officer, Frederick Roy Kharkongor said. Polling in …

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February 27, 2018

MDMK founder Vaiko meets Sharad Pawar in Mumbai

MDMK founder Vaiko on Thursday called on Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar in Mumbai and held discussions for about 30 minutes, the party said. Vaiko met Pawar at the latter’s residence in the Maharashtra capital on Thursday, the party said in a release here. “The meeting was a “courtesy call,” it added.

October 26, 2017

NCP dissolved in Arunachal Pradesh, merges with NPP

In a huge blow to Sharad Pawar, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday dissolved the party and merged it with the National People's Party (NPP) in the state. The dissolution of the NCP in this BJP-ruled the state came after NCP leaders alleged that NCP President Sharad Pawar showed "no keen …

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August 7, 2017

Two jailed Maharashtra NCP legislators cast votes

Two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislators on Monday briefly stepped out of jails to vote in the Presidential election here on Monday. They are former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal and Ramesh Kadam, both currently in custody for various corruption offences. In view of his health condition, Bhujbal was taken in an ambulance to …

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July 17, 2017

Farmers-sponsored Maharashtra shutdown starts

For the first time ever a Maharashtra "shutdown" called by farmers organisations got underway here on Monday with minor incidents of violence on the fifth-day of the ongoing farmers strike. The shutdown got enthusiastic response from the farmers with many regulars markets, locals markets and weekly markets remaining shut, with the ruling ally, Shiv Sena, …

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June 5, 2017

Only NCP to take up EVM hacking challenge

The Election Commission will hold a challenge to test the credibility of the Electronic Voting Machines in which only the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will participate, while the AAP and Congress have declined to send their representatives. The EVM challenge in which doubting political parties have been given an opportunity to prove that the EVMs …

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May 26, 2017

Kerala minister A K Saseendran quits over indecent talk

Kerala Transport Minister A.K. Saseendran resigned on Sunday after an audio emerged in which he is heard having a lewd conversation with a woman on phone. A five-time legislator from the Nationalist Congress Party, the minister announced the resignation at Kozhikode. The audio was released by Mangalam TV. Earlier, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the …

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March 26, 2017