Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar
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Political party in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar or NCP–SP is a political party in India formed under the leadership of Sharadchandra Pawar.[1] It was formed after Election Commission of India recognised the group led by Ajit Pawar as the original Nationalist Congress Party.[8]
Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar | |
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| Abbreviation | NCP–SP |
| President | Sharad 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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In July 2023, Ajit Pawar, along with 40 MLAs, left the Sharadchandra Pawar (commonly known as 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]
ECI has allotted "a man blowing tura (trumpet)" (in Marathi तुतारी वाजवणारा माणूस) symbol to the party.[12]
The flag of Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar after the split containts with its logo and Indian flag.[13]
| 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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| 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 | TBD | 0 / 288 |
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TBD | TBD | |
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| Name | Portrait | State | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appointment date | Retirement date | |||
| Sharad Pawar |  |
Maharashtra | 3 April 2020 | 2 April 2026 |
| Fouzia Khan | Maharashtra | 3 April 2020 | 2 April 2026 | |
| Name | Constituency | State | Portrait |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supriya Sule | Baramati | Maharashtra |  |
| Amar Sharadrao Kale | Wardha |  | |
| Bhaskar Bhagare | Dindori |  | |
| Suresh Mhatre | Bhiwandi |  | |
| Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke | Ahmednagar |  | |
| Dr. Amol Kolhe | Shirur | | |
| Dhairyasheel Mohite-Patil | Madha | | |
| Bajrang Sonwane | Beed |  |
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