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Congress-NCP combine ropes in MNS chief Raj Thackeray as star campaigner

Apr 05, 2019, at 04:40 pm

Mumbai, Apr 5 (UNI) The Congress-NCP combine has roped in Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray as their star campaigner in Maharashtra.

BJP may become single largest party : Sharad Pawar

Mar 13, 2019, at 10:50 am

Mumbai, Mar 13 (IBNS): In a surprising comment from a leader who is fighting the upcoming Lok Sabha polls to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has predicted the saffron outfit might emerge as the single largest party, media reports said.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar not to contest Lok Sabha elections, says time to give chance to youths

Mar 11, 2019, at 05:15 pm

Pune, Mar 11 (UNI) Nationalist Congress Party(NCP) President Sharad Pawar on Monday said that he will not contest the next month’s Lok Sabha elections from the Madha constituency in Maharashtra.

Pansare murder case: CPI-NCP stage sit-in as even after 4 yrs accused still at large

Feb 20, 2019, at 05:15 pm

Kolhapur, Feb 20 (UNI) The activists of CPI, Nationalist Congress Party(NCP) and the members belonging to the Martyr Govind Pansare Action Committee on Wednesday staged a sit-in demonstration in front of Bindu Chowk here against failure of SIT in making a breakthrough in the Pansare murder case even after four years.

Sharad Pawar to contest 2019 Lok Sabha polls

Feb 20, 2019, at 10:48 am

Mumbai, Feb 20 (IBNS): Just few days before the Election Commission (EC)'s announcement of the Lok Sabha poll dates, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has said he will contest the forthcoming elections.

Sharad Pawar meets Rahul Gandhi, discusses Lok Sabha poll strategy

Jan 09, 2019, at 09:25 pm

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday met Congress president Rahul Gandhi to discuss strategy to fight the upcoming Lok Sabha election, which will be held in less than 100 days.

Tariq Anwar quits NCP, Lok Sabha seat protesting Pawar's defence of Modi on Rafale

Sep 28, 2018, at 02:31 pm

New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS) : Nationalist Congress Party  national general secretary Tariq Anwar has resigned from the party and Parliament, media reports said.

No trust vote: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hopes MPs will indulge in constructive debate

Jul 20, 2018, at 08:52 am

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): Ahead of the no-confidence motion against his government moved by the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that he hopes to see the MPs to indulge in a 'constructive, comprehensive & disruption free debate' in the Parliament.

No confidence motion against Govt to be taken up on Friday

Jul 18, 2018, at 03:18 pm

New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): For the first time in 15 years, a no-confidence motion against the Government will be taken up on Friday after the notice, moved by the Congress, Telugu Desam Party and Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party, was accepted by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday.

No confidence motion against government accepted in Lok Sabha

Jul 18, 2018, at 01:08 pm

New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): The no-confidence motion- moved by the Congress, the Telegu Desam Party (TDP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)- against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government was accepted in the Lok Sabha on the first day of the parliament's monsoon session on Wednesday, media reports said.

Bypoll results: NCP overtakes BJP in Maharashtra's Bhandara-Gondiya, RJD leads in Bihar

Jun 01, 2018, at 01:30 pm

Mumbai/Patna, May 31 (IBNS): Creating fresh trouble for the saffron outfit in Maharashtra, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has overtaken the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha seat, which went to by-polls on Monday, while the party is trailing in its stronghold Uttar Pradesh as well in both the Lok Sabha and Assembly seats.

Meghalaya : NCP candidate along with two body guards shot dead by suspected militants

Feb 19, 2018, at 03:35 am

Shillong, Feb 18 : Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and candidate of the Williamnagar assembly constituency in Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills district Jonathone Nengminza Sangma was allegedly shot dead by suspected militants on Sunday evening.

ECI's EVM challenge ends

Jun 04, 2017, at 01:11 am

New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS): The Election Commission conducted their EVM Challenge but neither of the two political parties that had volunteered to hack electronic voting machines performed it on Saturday.

EC holds EVM hacking challenge ; only two parties attend

Jun 03, 2017, at 09:28 pm

New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS) : The Election Commission on Saturday held the EVM hacking challenge, demonstrating various security checks in the machine following a controversy over allegation of manipulation of votes, reports said.

NCP to pull out of anti-BJP alliance for Bihar polls

Aug 13, 2015, at 05:42 pm

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS) Barely a day after the announcement of a grand alliance against the BJP-led NDA in Bihar, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has threatened to pull out of the coalition accusing the big parties of taking unilateral decisions, reports said.

NCP another opposition party to support GTS bill: Congress gets jolt

Jul 22, 2015, at 07:56 pm

New Delhi, Jul 22 (IBNS) In a jolt to the opposition unity Congress-ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has said that it will support the GTS bill, reports said.