Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Faction)

The Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) is an Indian political faction under the leadership of Ajit Pawar, splintered from the main Nationalist Congress Party under Sharad Pawar.[9] The faction has currently 41 MLAs from Maharashtra, 7 MLAs from Nagaland and 2 MPs in Indian Parliament. The faction is currently unrecognised by Election Commission of India.[10]

Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar)
AbbreviationNCP(AP)
LeaderSharad Pawar (claimed)[1]
PresidentAjit Pawar
ChairpersonAjit Pawar
SpokespersonAmol Mitkari
Parliamentary ChairpersonPraful Patel
Lok Sabha LeaderSunil Tatkare
Rajya Sabha LeaderPraful Patel
Founded1 July 2023 (2023-07-01)
Split fromNationalist Congress Party
HeadquartersOpposite Mumbai Mantralaya
Ideology
Colours  Pacific Blue
ECI StatusUnregistered
AllianceNDA and NEDA (2023-Present)
Seats in Lok Sabha
1 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
1 / 245
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies
Indian states
41 / 288
(Maharashtra)[8]
7 / 60
(Nagaland)
Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council
6 / 78
Number of states and union territories in government
2 / 31
Election symbol
Party flag

History

In July 2023, a majority of the elected representatives of the party led by Ajit Pawar joined the National Democratic Alliance government. This caused a direct split between Ajit Pawar and the founder-president of the party Sharad Pawar.[11]

References
  1. "Ajit Pawar camp not to use NCP chief Sharad Pawar's photo on any banners and posters, say sources". India TV. 24 August 2023.
  2. "Pawar praises Uddhav; says NCP committed to Gandhi-Nehru ideology". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 10 September 2021.
  3. Jha, Giridhar (25 November 2019). "Maharashtra Govt Formation: BJP's Return Into Ring Makes Scene Murkier". Outlook. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. Sujata Anandan (21 August 2017). "NCP's Sharad Pawar is riding two horses. A fall is inevitable". Scroll.in.
  5. Rajeshwari Deshpande. (2006). Politics of Frustrations, Anxieties and Outrage. Economic and Political Weekly, 41(14), 1304–1307. JSTOR 4418041
  6. PALSHIKAR, SUHAS. “In the Midst of Sub-Democratic Politics.” Economic and Political Weekly 45, no. 7 (2010): 12–16. JSTOR 25664106.
  7. "NCP has not allied with BJP for selfish reasons, says Ajit Pawar". business-standard.com. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  8. "Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014: Maharashtra State Election Dates, Results, News, Governors and Cabinet Ministers 2014". dna.
  9. "Ajit Pawar joins NDA govt, takes oath as deputy CM of Maharashtra". The Economic Times. 2 July 2023.
  10. "Dispute over NCP's name, symbol: EC fixes Nov 9 as next date of hearing". Business Standard. 9 October 2023.
  11. Ajit Pawar Maharashtra Deputy Cm: Ajit Pawar joins NDA govt, takes oath as deputy CM of Maharashtra - The Economic Times
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