Mar 31, 2024, at 03:52 am
Bramati (Maharashtra): Putting all speculations to rest, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, nominated Sunetra Pawar as a contender for the highly contested Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, setting the stage for a battle within the Pawar clan.
BJP has problem with 'parivars' that are opposed to it: Omar Abdullah
Mar 21, 2024, at 11:37 pm
Srinagar: Former Jammu Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that the BJP has a problem with only those ‘parivars’ (families) that are opposed to it.
SC allocates ‘Man Blowing Turha (trumpet)’ symbol to Sharad Pawar
Mar 20, 2024, at 06:41 am
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday clarified that the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) cannot use the symbol of ‘Clock” as its allocation is sub-judice till the outcome of the court proceedings.
BJP likely to stitch alliance with Raj Thackeray's MNS for countering Uddhav in Lok Sabha polls
Mar 20, 2024, at 03:47 am
Mumbai/IBNS: In an attempt to maximise seats from Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reached out to Uddhav Thackeray's estranged cousin Raj Thackeray and his Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).
SC prohibits Ajit Pawar group from using Sharad Pawar’s name during election campaign
Mar 15, 2024, at 02:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Ajit Pawar faction, which has been officially recognised as the Nationalist Congress Party by the Election Commission of India to submit an undertaking in the court that they will not use the name and pictures of former NCP supremo Sharad Pawar in the election campaign.
EC allots new party symbol to Sharad Pawar's NCP faction
Feb 23, 2024, at 05:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after the Election Commission awarded the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) name and the 'clock' symbol to the Ajit Pawar faction, a new symbol has been allotted to the camp led by the party's founder and vertan politician Sharad Pawar.
Feb 18, 2024, at 05:40 am
Mumbai: Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra Pawar is likely to contest against Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
'Was treated like curry leaves': Baba Siddique on quitting Congress and joining NCP
Feb 11, 2024, at 06:48 am
Mumbai: Days after quitting Congress, former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique joined Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party Saturday evening and said his previous party treated him like “curry leaves,” media reports said.
Maharashtra Congress leader Baba Siddique quits party after 48 years
Feb 08, 2024, at 06:14 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique quit the Congress, in a fresh jolt to the grand old party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
Election Commission assigns new name to Sharad Pawar's party
Feb 08, 2024, at 03:38 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Veteran politician Sharad Pawar's faction has a new name now- Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar- the Election Commission said Wednesday, a day after it declared that the group led by his nephew, Ajit Pawar, is the 'real' NCP and will be allotted its name and symbol (a clock).
NCP's Ajit Pawar faction files caveat application in Supreme Court after EC order
Feb 08, 2024, at 01:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday filed a caveat application in the Supreme Court, praying that no order should be passed by the top judiciary without hearing them on any possible plea by the rival Sharad Pawar faction against the Election Commission of India (ECI) order related to the party.
India bloc seat sharing 'settled' in Maharashtra, on right track in UP: Congress
Jan 10, 2024, at 06:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Maharashtra's Maha Vikas Aghadi, an alliance of Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray faction with Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party, and the Congress, have come to an understanding on the seat sharing issue.
Lord Ram was non-vegetarian: NCP leader Jitendra Ahwad sparks row
Jan 04, 2024, at 06:48 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Ahead of the Ram Temple consecration ceremony, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jitendra Ahwad has triggered a controversy by claiming Lord Ram was "non-vegetarian", media reports said.
NCP leader Eknath Khadse suffers heart attack, airlifted to Mumbai
Nov 06, 2023, at 04:12 am
Jalgaon/IBNS/UNI: Former Maharashtra Minister and senior NCP (Sharad Pawar group) leader Eknath Khadse suffered a heart attack on Sunday afternoon.
NCP's review of Lok Sabha constituencies on Oct 18 and 19
Oct 18, 2023, at 08:00 pm
Mumbai/UNI: NCP (Sharad Pawar group) chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase on Tuesday informed that the review of Lok Sabha constituencies will be conducted on October 18 and October 19 in presence of party national president Sharad Pawar and state president Jayant Patil.
Sharad Pawar trashes reports of being offered union minister post at meeting with nephew Ajit
Aug 17, 2023, at 01:51 am
Mumbai/IBNS: As strain builds within the Maharashtra opposition alliance over a meeting between Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar, the veteran politician has trashed claims that he has been offered a Union Minister post if he leaves the INDIA bloc and joins hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Aug 15, 2023, at 02:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Even as the Oppositions are trying to come together to form the INDIA alliance, new trouble is brewing in Maharashtra after Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction got upset over Sharad Pawar's meetings with nephew and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, weeks after the latter's rebellion from the veteran-headed Nationalist Congress party (NCP).
Prithviraj Chavan expresses doubt over release of NCP's Nawab Malik on bail
Aug 13, 2023, at 02:42 pm
Satara/IBNS/UNI: Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Saturday raised a question over the manner in which Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik was arrested and released on bail.
'Ajit Pawar to become Maharashtra CM soon,' Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan predicts
Jul 25, 2023, at 01:42 am
Kolhapur/IBNS/UNI: Dropping a political bomb, senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan Monday predicted that present deputy chief minister and rebel Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar will soon become the chief minister by sidelining incumbent Eknath Shinde.
Setback for Sharad Pawar as all 7 Nagaland NCP MLAs extend support to Ajit Pawar
Jul 21, 2023, at 03:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a massive setback for veteran politician Sharad Pawar, all seven Nagaland Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs have extended their support to Ajit Pawar.
Ajit Pawar meets uncle Sharad Pawar on Day 2, senior leader 'was silent' again
Jul 18, 2023, at 05:24 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A day after Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar met his uncle and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar along with several loyalist MLAs to seek blessings, he visited the party patriarch again on Monday.
DyCM Ajit Pawar, 8 NCP ministers meet Sharad Pawar in Mumbai
Jul 17, 2023, at 03:13 am
Mumbai: Newly elected ministers of NCP (Ajit Pawar group), led by Ajit Pawar, on Sunday met NCP president Sharad Pawar at Yashwantrao Chavan Centre here and urged him to think of ways to keep the party united.
Ajit Pawar's NCP gets finance and 6 other portfolios in Maharashtra Cabinet expansion
Jul 15, 2023, at 01:40 am
Mumbai: Rebel NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who joined Maharashtra’s Shiv Sena-BJP coalition nearly two weeks ago, has secured the crucial finance and six other portfolios in the recent Maharashtra Cabinet expansion.
Maharashtra: Fadnavis to face setback as crucial finance portfolio likely to go to Ajit Pawar
Jul 14, 2023, at 01:07 am
Mumbai: The alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena, and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra could face internal conflicts as recent developments indicate that the finance ministry might slip out of the hands of Devendra Fadnavis to Ajit Pawar, India Today reported.
Aaditya Thackeray makes big claim amid Maharashtra political turmoil
Jul 09, 2023, at 02:40 am
Mumbai: Aaditya Thackeray has made an explosive claim amid ongoing political upheaval in Maharashtra.
Amid NCP crisis, Rahul Gandhi meets Sharad Pawar
Jul 07, 2023, at 06:03 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met Nationalist Congress Party national president Sharad Pawar here on Thursday, amid the ongoing crisis in the NCP following Ajit Pawar's support to the Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar-led NCP MLAs in Mumbai hotel as chase for magic figure continues
Jul 06, 2023, at 05:28 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has already knocked the door of the Election Commission staking claim for the party symbol, media reports said.
Praful Patel defends Ajit Pawar, says he switched sides for sake of 'party, Maharashtra'
Jul 06, 2023, at 02:03 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Rebel Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction leader Praful Patel Wednesday defended Ajit Pawar's decision to join the Eknath Shinde ministry, saying that he switched sides in the interest of the party, workers, and Maharashtra.
Ajit Pawar Group appoints Sunil Tatkare as new Maharashtra NCP chief
Jul 04, 2023, at 04:18 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The battle for supremacy over the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) intensified on Monday amidst ongoing political turmoil in Maharashtra.
NCP to show their places to party breakers: Party chief Sharad Pawar
Jul 03, 2023, at 10:53 pm
Satara: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday warned rebel MLAs that the party would show them their places.