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{{short description|Political party in India}}
{{Short description|Political party in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
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{{Infobox Indian political party
{{Infobox Indian political party
|abbreviation      = NCP  
|abbreviation      = NCP  
|colorcode          = {{Nationalist Congress Party/meta/color}}
|colorcode          = {{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}
|president          = [[Sharad Pawar]]
|president          = [[Sharad Pawar]]
|loksabha_leader    = [[Supriya Sule]]
|loksabha_leader    = [[Supriya Sule]]
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|headquarters      = 10, Bishmabhar Marg, [[New Delhi]], [[India]]-110001
|headquarters      = 10, Bishmabhar Marg, [[New Delhi]], [[India]]-110001
|eci                = [[List of political parties in India|National Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
|eci                = [[List of political parties in India|National Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
|alliance=[[United Progressive Alliance]] (National level) <br>[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] (Kerala)<br>[[Maha Vikas Aghadi]](Maharashtra)
|alliance=[[United Progressive Alliance]] (National level) <br />[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] (Kerala)<br />[[Maha Vikas Aghadi]] (Maharashtra)<br/>
[[Samajwadi Party|SP+]]<br/>([[Uttar Pradesh]])
|national_convener  = Sharad Pawar
|national_convener  = Sharad Pawar
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|ideology          = [[Liberalism]]<ref name="jha">{{cite web |last1=Jha |first1=Giridhar |title=Maharashtra Govt Formation: BJP's Return Into Ring Makes Scene Murkier |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/india-news-the-politricks-of-alliance/302350 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |access-date=27 December 2019 |date=25 November 2019}}</ref> <!--Do NOT add other ideology without [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] otherwise it would be removed immediately. -->  
|ideology          = [[Liberalism]]<ref name="jha">{{cite web |last1=Jha |first1=Giridhar |title=Maharashtra Govt Formation: BJP's Return Into Ring Makes Scene Murkier |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/india-news-the-politricks-of-alliance/302350 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |access-date=27 December 2019 |date=25 November 2019}}</ref><br>[[Gandhism]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/pawar-praises-uddhav-says-ncp-committed-to-gandhi-nehru-ideology-121091000887_1.html | title=Pawar praises Uddhav; says NCP committed to Gandhi-Nehru ideology | newspaper=Business Standard India | date=10 September 2021 | last1=India | first1=Press Trust of }}</ref>
|position          = <!--Do NOT add political position without [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] otherwise it would be removed immediately. -->  
|position          = <!--Do NOT add political position without [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] otherwise it would be removed immediately. -->  
|publication        =   
|publication        =   
|youth              = [[Nationalist Youth Congress]]<br />Nationalist Yuvati Congress
|youth              = [[Nationalist Youth Congress]]<br />Nationalist Yuvati Congress
|students          = Nationalist Student Congress
|students          = Nationalist Student Congress
|women              = [[Nationalist Women's Congress]]
|women              = Nationalist Women's Congress
|website  = <span class="plainlinks">  {{URL|https://ncp.org.in}} </span>
|website  = <span class="plainlinks">  {{URL|https://ncp.org.in}} </span>
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|symbol            = [[File:Clock symbol of NCP.png|140 px]]
|party_name        = Nationalist Congress Party
|party_name        = Nationalist Congress Party
|logo              = [[File:Flag of Nationalist Congress Party.svg|200px]]
|logo              = Flag of Nationalist Congress Party.svg
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|colours            = [[Azure (color)|Pacific Blue]] {{Colorsample|{{Nationalist Congress Party/meta/color}}}}
|colours            = {{Color box|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}}} [[Azure (color)|Pacific Blue]]
| state_seats_name  = [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislative Assemblies]]  
| state_seats_name  = [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislative Assemblies]]  
| state_seats      = {{hidden
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{{Composition bar|53|288|hex=#00B2B2}} <small>([[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Maharashtra]])</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/maharashtra-elections-2014|title=Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014: Maharashtra State Election Dates, Results, News, Governors and Cabinet Ministers 2014|website=dna}}</ref>  
{{Composition bar|53|288|hex={{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}}} <small>([[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Maharashtra]])</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/maharashtra-elections-2014|title=Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014: Maharashtra State Election Dates, Results, News, Governors and Cabinet Ministers 2014|website=dna}}</ref>  
{{Composition bar|1|140|hex=#00B2B2}} <small>([[Kerala Niyamasabha|Kerala]])</small>
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{{Composition bar|1|60|hex={{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}}} <small>([[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly|Meghalaya]])</small>  
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The '''Nationalist Congress Party''' ({{small|abbr.}} '''NCP''') is one of the eight<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/npp-becomes-first-political-outfit-from-the-northeast-to-get-status-of-national-party-2176843.html|title=NPP Becomes First Political Outfit from the Northeast to get Status of National Party|date=7 June 2019}}</ref> [[List of political parties in India#National Parties|national parties]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/267-recognized-national-parties/|title=Recognized Political Parties:ECI}}</ref>
The '''Nationalist Congress Party''' ({{small|abbr.}} '''NCP''') is one of the eight [[List of political parties in India#National parties|national parties]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/267-recognized-national-parties/|title=Recognized Political Parties:ECI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/npp-becomes-first-political-outfit-from-the-northeast-to-get-status-of-national-party-2176843.html|title=NPP Becomes First Political Outfit from the Northeast to get Status of National Party|date=7 June 2019}}</ref>


==Party formation and performance==
==Party formation and performance==
The NCP was formed on 25 May 1999, by [[Sharad Pawar]], [[P. A. Sangma]], and [[Tariq Anwar (politician)|Tariq Anwar]] after they were expelled from the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) on 20 May 1999, for disputing the right of [[Italians|Italian]]-born [[Sonia Gandhi]] to lead the party.<ref>[http://m.rediff.com/%0D%0Anews/1999/may/24jhar.htm Senior Congress leaders quit in Jharkhand]</ref><ref>[http://m.rediff.com/%0D%0Anews/1999/may/20pawar2.htm CWC expels threesome for six years]</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-02/india/28205192_1_foreign-origin-sangma-janpath-residence |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024005950/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-02/india/28205192_1_foreign-origin-sangma-janpath-residence |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 October 2012 |title=Sangma meets Sonia Gandhi, first time in a decade |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=2 June 2009}}</ref>  At the time of formation of the NCP, the [[Indian Congress (Socialist)]] party merged with the new party.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jun11/spotlite.htm | title = Spotlight: Merger with NCP | newspaper = Tribune India | date = 1999-06-11 | access-date = 2009-05-19}}</ref>
The NCP was formed on 10 June 1999, by [[Sharad Pawar]], [[P. A. Sangma]], and [[Tariq Anwar (politician)|Tariq Anwar]] after they were expelled from the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) on 20 May 1999, for disputing the right of [[Italians|Italian]]-born [[Sonia Gandhi]] to lead the party.<ref>[http://m.rediff.com/%0D%0Anews/1999/may/24jhar.htm Senior Congress leaders quit in Jharkhand]</ref><ref>[http://m.rediff.com/%0D%0Anews/1999/may/20pawar2.htm CWC expels threesome for six years]</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-02/india/28205192_1_foreign-origin-sangma-janpath-residence |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024005950/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-02/india/28205192_1_foreign-origin-sangma-janpath-residence |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 October 2012 |title=Sangma meets Sonia Gandhi, first time in a decade |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=2 June 2009}}</ref>  At the time of formation of the NCP, the [[Indian Congress (Socialist)]] party merged with the new party.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jun11/spotlite.htm | title = Spotlight: Merger with NCP | newspaper = Tribune India | date = 1999-06-11 | access-date = 2009-05-19}}</ref>


Despite the NCP being founded on opposition to the leadership of Sonia Gandhi, the party joined the Congress led [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] to form [[government of Maharashtra]] in October 1999. In 2004, the party joined the UPA to form the Indian Government led by [[Manmohan Singh]]. NCP leader, Sharad Pawar served as the [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Minister of Agriculture]] for both five-year terms of Singh led government. The party remained part of the Congress led Maharashtra state government until 2014.<ref name="KohliSingh2013">{{cite book|author1=Suhas Palshikar|author2=Prerna Singh|author3=Atul Kohli|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mbLcAwAAQBAJ&pg=PR1|date=4 January 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-12275-1|pages=92, 97}}</ref> On 20 June 2012, [[P. A. Sangma]] quit the NCP to contest in [[2012 Indian presidential election|presidential polls]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/I-have-quit-NCP-will-contest-presidential-polls-PA-Sangma/articleshow/14300738.cms | title=I have quit NCP, will contest presidential polls: PA Sangma
Despite the NCP being founded on opposition to the leadership of Sonia Gandhi, the party joined the Congress-led [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] to form [[government of Maharashtra]] in October 1999. In 2004, the party joined the UPA to form the Indian Government led by [[Manmohan Singh]]. NCP leader, Sharad Pawar served as the [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Minister of Agriculture]] for both five-year terms of Singh led government. The party remained part of the Congress-led Maharashtra state government until 2014.<ref name="KohliSingh2013">{{cite book|author1=Suhas Palshikar|author2=Prerna Singh|author3=Atul Kohli|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mbLcAwAAQBAJ&pg=PR1|date=4 January 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-12275-1|pages=92, 97}}</ref> On 20 June 2012, [[P. A. Sangma]] quit the NCP to contest in [[2012 Indian presidential election|presidential polls]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/I-have-quit-NCP-will-contest-presidential-polls-PA-Sangma/articleshow/14300738.cms | title=I have quit NCP, will contest presidential polls: PA Sangma
| date=29 June 2012 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref> In May 2014 Lok Sabha, the UPA lost to the rival NDA alliance led by [[Narendra Modi]] and the NCP was out of government for the first time in ten years. NCP broke its alliance with the Congress party just before Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections in 2014 to contest on its own.<ref>https://hwnews.in/news/politics/congress-ncp-seat-sharing-maharashtra/112929</ref> In the assembly election the BJP emerged as the largest party and formed a minority government initially with support from NCP.
| date=29 June 2012 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref> In May 2014 Lok Sabha, the UPA lost to the rival NDA alliance led by [[Narendra Modi]] and the NCP was out of government for the first time in ten years. NCP broke its alliance with the Congress party just before Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections in 2014 to contest on its own.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hwnews.in/news/politics/congress-NCP-seat-sharing-Maharashtra/112929|title = Congress-NCP announce seat-sharing for Maharashtra polls|date = 16 September 2019}}</ref> In the assembly election the BJP emerged as the largest party and formed a minority government initially with support from NCP.


In April 2019, voting took place for the 48 [[2019 Indian general election|Lok Sabha]] seats from Maharashtra.  
In April 2019, voting took place for the 48 [[2019 Indian general election|Lok Sabha]] seats from Maharashtra.  
The Congress and NCP had a seat-sharing arrangement.<ref>{{cite news |title=Raj Thackeray, Dhananjay Munde in demand to campaign for Cong |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/maharashtra/raj-thackeray-dhananjay-munde-in-demand-to-campaign-for-cong/articleshow/68833350.cms |work=April 11 |agency=PTI |date=2019}}</ref> Similarly, despite their differences, the BJP and Shiv Sena once again contested the elections together under the [[National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) banner.<ref>{{cite news |title=Opinion Poll: BJP-Shiv Sena may lose 8 seats in Maharashtra, Congress-NCP to improve figures |url=https://www.newsnation.in/election/lok-sabha-election-2019/opinion-poll-lok-sabha-elections-2019-bjp-shiv-sena-seats-maharashtra-congress-ncp-sharad-pawar-devendra-fadnavis--article-216712.html |issue=March 23 |publisher=New Nation |date=2019}}</ref> The election was another landslide victory for the NDA, with the BJP and Shiv Sena winning 23 and 18 seats, respectively, out of the total of the state's 48 Lok Sabha seats. The Congress party won only one seat in the state whereas the NCP won five seats from its stronghold of western Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.esakal.com/loksabha-2019/result |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608010227/https://www.esakal.com/loksabha-2019/result |archive-date=8 June 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The Congress and NCP had a seat-sharing arrangement.<ref>{{cite news |title=Raj Thackeray, Dhananjay Munde in demand to campaign for Cong |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/maharashtra/raj-thackeray-dhananjay-munde-in-demand-to-campaign-for-cong/articleshow/68833350.cms |work=April 11 |agency=PTI |date=2019}}</ref> Similarly, despite their differences, the BJP and Shiv Sena once again contested the elections together under the [[National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) banner.<ref>{{cite news |title=Opinion Poll: BJP-Shiv Sena may lose 8 seats in Maharashtra, Congress-NCP to improve figures |url=https://www.newsnation.in/election/lok-sabha-election-2019/opinion-poll-lok-sabha-elections-2019-bjp-shiv-sena-seats-maharashtra-congress-ncp-sharad-pawar-devendra-fadnavis--article-216712.html |issue=March 23 |publisher=New Nation |date=2019}}</ref> The election was another landslide victory for the NDA, with the BJP and Shiv Sena winning 23 and 18 seats, respectively, out of the total of the state's 48 Lok Sabha seats. The Congress party won only one seat in the state whereas the NCP won five seats from its stronghold of western Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.esakal.com/loksabha-2019/result |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608010227/https://www.esakal.com/loksabha-2019/result |archive-date=8 June 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In November 2019 after a month of political drama, the NCP came back into power at the state level as part of a coalition formed between Shiv Sena, the Congress and NCP. This followed the [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Vidhan sabha elections]] in October 2019 where the BJP–Shiv-Sena and NCP–Congress alliances remained intact for seat sharing. The BJP and Shiv Sena together gained the majority of seats in the assembly but could not form government due to squabbles between the two parties. The BJP, with 105 seats, was far short of the 145 seats required to form majority and declined to form a minority government. At the same time, Shiv Sena started talks with the NCP and Congress to form government. However, in a dramatic and controversial move, on 23 November 2019, the BJP formed a government with support from NCP, with [[Ajit Pawar]] as Deputy Chief Minister. This government collapsed three days later with Chief Minister [[Devendra Fadnavis]] and Ajit Pawar resigning their respective positions. On 28 November 2019, the governor of Maharashtra swore in [[Uddhav Thackeray]], the Shiv Sena chief, as the new chief minister of Maharashtra. Thackeray's governing coalition includes Shiv Sena, NCP, INC, and a number of independent members of legislative assembly. The cabinet includes ministers from NCP in key portfolios.<ref>{{cite news |title=Political drama has gripped the home state of Bollywood |url=https://www.economist.com/asia/2019/11/29/political-drama-has-gripped-the-home-state-of-bollywood |access-date=30 November 2019 |issue=30 November 2019 |publisher=The Economist}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Maharashtra: With 169 votes, Uddhav-led govt sails through Assembly floor test, BJP stages walkout |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/maharashtra-assembly-floor-test-uddhav-thackeray-fadnavis-bjp-shiv-sena-ncp-congressmaharashtra-uddhav-led-mahavikasaghadi-govt-wins-trust-vote-bjp-stages-walkout-6144236/ |access-date=30 November 2019 |work=Indian Express |issue=30 November 2019 |publisher=Indian Express newspapers}}</ref>
In November 2019 after a month of political drama, the NCP came back into power at the state level as part of a coalition formed between Shiv Sena, the Congress, and NCP. This followed the [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Vidhan sabha elections]] in October 2019 where the BJP–Shiv-Sena and NCP–Congress alliances remained intact for seat sharing. The BJP and Shiv Sena together gained the majority of seats in the assembly but could not form a government due to squabbles between the two parties. The BJP, with 105 seats, was far short of the 145 seats required to form a majority and declined to form a minority government. At the same time, Shiv Sena started talks with the NCP and Congress to form a government. However, in a dramatic and controversial move, on 23 November 2019, the BJP formed a government with support from NCP, with [[Ajit Pawar]] as Deputy Chief Minister. This government collapsed three days later with Chief Minister [[Devendra Fadnavis]] and Ajit Pawar resigning their respective positions. On 28 November 2019, the governor of Maharashtra swore in [[Uddhav Thackeray]], the Shiv Sena chief, as the new chief minister of Maharashtra. Thackeray's governing coalition includes Shiv Sena, NCP, INC, and a number of independent members of the legislative assembly. The cabinet includes ministers from NCP in key portfolios.<ref>{{cite news |title=Political drama has gripped the home state of Bollywood |url=https://www.economist.com/asia/2019/11/29/political-drama-has-gripped-the-home-state-of-bollywood |access-date=30 November 2019 |issue=30 November 2019 |publisher=The Economist}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Maharashtra: With 169 votes, Uddhav-led govt sails through Assembly floor test, BJP stages walkout |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/maharashtra-assembly-floor-test-uddhav-thackeray-fadnavis-bjp-shiv-sena-ncp-congressmaharashtra-uddhav-led-mahavikasaghadi-govt-wins-trust-vote-bjp-stages-walkout-6144236/ |access-date=30 November 2019 |work=Indian Express |issue=30 November 2019 |publisher=Indian Express newspapers}}</ref>


The Mumbai President of the Nationalist Congress Party [[Nawab Malik]] said that the NCP advocates for [[Indian reunification]], that "India, Pakistan and Bangladesh should be merged". Malik compared this to [[German reunification]]: "If the Berlin wall can be demolished then why not India, Pakistan and Bangladesh come together?"<ref>{{cite web |title=NCP will welcome BJP’s decision to merge India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, says Maharashtra minister |url=https://scroll.in/latest/979191/ncp-will-welcome-bjps-decision-to-merge-india-pakistan-bangladesh-says-maharashtra-minister |website=[[Scroll.in]] |date=23 November 2020}}</ref>
The Mumbai President of the Nationalist Congress Party [[Nawab Malik]] said that the NCP advocates for [[Indian reunification]], that "India, Pakistan and Bangladesh should be merged". Malik compared this to [[German reunification]]: "If the Berlin wall can be demolished then why not India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh come together?"<ref>{{cite web |title=NCP will welcome BJP's decision to merge India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, says Maharashtra minister |url=https://scroll.in/latest/979191/NCP-will-welcome-bps-decision-to-merge-India-Pakistan-Bangladesh-says-Maharashtra-minister |website=[[Scroll.in]] |date=23 November 2020}}</ref>
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==Party symbol==
==Party symbol==
The election symbol of NCP is an analogue clock.<ref>http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/Symbols_Sep_2009.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/Symbols_Sep_2009.pdf |title=Symbols |date=2009 |website=eci.nic.in |format=PDF}}</ref>
The election symbol of NCP is an analogue [[alarm clock]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/Symbols_Sep_2009.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 April 2017 |archive-date=20 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820162136/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/Symbols_Sep_2009.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/Symbols_Sep_2009.pdf |title=Symbols |date=2009 |website=eci.nic.in }}</ref>
The clock is drawn in blue and has two legs and an alarm button. It is situated on a tri-coloured Indian flag.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/nationalist-congress-party.html|title=Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) – Party History, Symbol, Founders, Election Results and News|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
The clock is drawn in blue and has two legs and an alarm button. It is situated on a tri-coloured Indian flag.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/nationalist-congress-party.html|title=Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) – Party History, Symbol, Founders, Election Results and News|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>


==Party leadership==
==Party leadership==
The party's primary base is the state of Maharashtra and leadership reflects that. Also since the 1980s, Indian politics has become dynastic, possibly due to the absence of a party organization, independent civil society associations that mobilize support for the party, and centralized financing of elections.<ref name="ppq.sagepub.com">{{cite journal|last1=Chhibber⇑|first1=Pradeep|title=Dynastic parties Organization, finance and impact|journal=Party Politics |date=March 2013|volume=19|issue=2|pages=277–295|doi=10.1177/1354068811406995}}</ref> This phenomenon is seen from national level down to district level. In that regard NCP is considered the party with the highest level of dynasticism in Indian politics. <ref name="Chandra2016">{{cite book|author=Kanchan Chandra|title=Democratic Dynasties: State, Party, and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VwbFDAAAQBAJ&pg=PR10|date=28 April 2016|publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-316-59212-0|page=131,136}}</ref> The party founder, Sharad Pawar has many members of his family such as daughter Supriya Sule and nephew Ajit Pawar holding prominent positions in the party.
The party's primary base is the state of Maharashtra and leadership reflects that. Also since the 1980s, Indian politics has become dynastic, possibly due to the absence of a party organization, independent civil society associations that mobilize support for the party, and centralized financing of elections.<ref name="ppq.sagepub.com">{{cite journal|last1=Chhibber⇑|first1=Pradeep|title=Dynastic parties Organization, finance and impact|journal=Party Politics |date=March 2013|volume=19|issue=2|pages=277–295|doi=10.1177/1354068811406995|s2cid=144781444}}</ref> This phenomenon is seen from national level down to district level. In that regard NCP is considered the party with the highest level of dynasticism in Indian politics.<ref name="Chandra2016">{{cite book|author=Kanchan Chandra|title=Democratic Dynasties: State, Party, and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VwbFDAAAQBAJ&pg=PR10|date=28 April 2016|publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-316-59212-0|page=131,136}}</ref> The party founder, Sharad Pawar has many members of his family such as daughter Supriya Sule and nephew Ajit Pawar holding prominent positions in the party.
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|-
|-
! SI No.
! SI №
! Name  
! Name  
! Designation  
! Designation  
! Comment  
! Comment  
|-
|-
|1.
|1
|'''[[Sharad Pawar]]'''
|'''[[Sharad Pawar]]'''
|1.) '''Founder and National President'''.<br>2.) [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Former Union Minister of Defence, Government of India.]]<br>3.) [[Ministry of Agriculture (India)|Former Union Minister of Agriculture, Government of India.]]<br>4.) [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra.]]  
|1.) '''Founder and National President'''.<br />2.) [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Former Union Minister of Defence, Government of India.]]<br />3.) [[Ministry of Agriculture (India)|Former Union Minister of Agriculture, Government of India.]]<br />4.) [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra.]] <br />5.) Former [[Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha]]
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|2.
|2
|'''[[Jayant Patil]]'''
|1.) Maharashtra State President.<br />2.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<br />3.) Former cabinet minister of the government of Maharashtra for Home, Finance and Rural Development.<br /> 4.) [[Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra]] for [[Water resources]] and command area development. <br />5.) Leader of NCP Legislative Party in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
|Active in Politics.
|-
|3
| '''[[Ajit Pawar]]'''
| '''[[Ajit Pawar]]'''
|1.) [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]. <br>2.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]. <br>3.) Leader of NCP Legislative Party in the newly elected Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
|1.) [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] and [[Minister of Finance and Planning]]. <br />2.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]. <br />3.) Former Water resources minister of Government of Maharashtra. <br />4.) Current Leader of house in [[Maharashtra Legislative Counsil]].
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|3.
|4
|'''[[Rajesh Tope]]'''
|'''[[Rajesh Tope]]'''
|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<br>2.) [[List of current Indian opposition leaders|Former Higher Education Minister.<br> 3.) Health Minister Of Maharashtra Government.]]
|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<br />2.) [[List of current Indian opposition leaders|Former Higher Education Minister.<br /> 3.) Health Minister Of Maharashtra Government.]]
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|4.
|5
|'''[[Dhananjay Munde]]'''
|'''[[Dhananjay Munde]]'''
|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<br>2.) [[List of current Indian opposition leaders|Former Opposition Leader in Maharashtra Legislative Council.<br> 3.) Cabinet Minister Of Maharashtra Government.]]
|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<br />2.) [[List of current Indian opposition leaders|Former Opposition Leader in Maharashtra Legislative Council.<br /> 3.) Cabinet Minister Of Maharashtra Government.]]
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|5.
|6
|'''[[Jayant Patil]]'''
|1.) Maharashtra State President.<br>2.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<br> 3.) Cabinet Minister Of Maharashtra Government.
|Active in Politics.
|-
|6.
|'''[[Supriya Sule]]'''
|'''[[Supriya Sule]]'''
|[[Member of the Lok Sabha]] from [[Baramati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Baramati]].  
|[[Member of the Lok Sabha]] from [[Baramati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Baramati]].  
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|7.
|7
|'''[[Jitendra Awhad]]'''
|'''[[Jitendra Awhad]]'''
|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<br>2.) [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra.]]  
|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<br />2.) [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra.]]  
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|7.
|7.
|'''[[Chhagan Bhujbal]]'''
|'''[[Chhagan Bhujbal]]'''
|1.) [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.]]<br>2.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.]]<br>3.) [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra Government.]]  
|1.) [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.]]<br />2.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.]]<br />3.) [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra Government.]]  
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|8.
|8
|'''[[Sunil Tatkare]]'''
|'''[[Sunil Tatkare]]'''
|[[Member of the Lok Sabha]] from [[Raigad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raigad]].  
|[[Member of the Lok Sabha]] from [[Raigad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raigad]].  
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|9.
|9
|'''[[Amol Kolhe]]'''
|'''[[Amol Kolhe]]'''
|[[Member of the Lok Sabha]] from [[Shirur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Shirur]].  
|[[Member of the Lok Sabha]] from [[Shirur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Shirur]].  
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|10.
|10
|'''[[Dattatray Vithoba Bharne]]'''
|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.]]
<br />2.) [[Guardian minister of Solapur District]]
<br />3.) [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Ministers of State of Maharashtra Government.]]
|Active in Politics.
|-
|11
|'''[[Mohammed Faizal P. P.]]'''
|'''[[Mohammed Faizal P. P.]]'''
|Member of the Lok Sabha from [[Lakshadweep (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lakshadweep]].  
|Member of the Lok Sabha from [[Lakshadweep (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lakshadweep]].  
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|11.
|12
|'''[[Praful Patel]]'''
|'''[[Praful Patel]]'''
|1.) Member of the Parliament, [[Rajya Sabha]].<br>2.) [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Former Union Minister of Civil Aviation]], [[Government of India]].  
|1.) Member of the Parliament, [[Rajya Sabha]].<br />2.) [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Former Union Minister of Civil Aviation]], [[Government of India]].  
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|12.
|13
|'''[[Nawab Malik]]'''
|'''[[Nawab Malik]]'''
|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<br>2.) National Spokesperson.<br>3.) Mumbai President. <br>4.) [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra.]]  
|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<br />2.) National Spokesperson.<br />3.) [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra.]]  
|Active in Politics.
|Active in Politics.
|-
|-
|13.
|14
|'''[[R.R. Patil]]'''
|'''[[R.R. Patil]]'''
|[[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.]]
|[[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.]]
|Died in 2015.  
|Died in 2015.  
|-
|-
|14.
|15
|'''[[Dilip Walse-Patil]]'''
|'''[[Dilip Walse-Patil]]'''
|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<br>2.) [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra.]]  
|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<br />2.) [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra.]]  
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|15.
|16
|'''[[Fouzia Khan]]'''
|'''[[Fouzia Khan]]'''
|1.) National President of NCP's women's wing.<br>2.) Former Minister, Government of Maharashtra. <br>3.) Member of the Parliament, [[Rajya Sabha]]
|1.) National President of NCP's women's wing.<br />2.) Former Minister, Government of Maharashtra. <br />3.) Member of the Parliament, [[Rajya Sabha]]
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|16.
|17
|'''[[Thomas Chandy]]'''
|'''[[Thomas Chandy]]'''
|[[Pinarayi Vijayan ministry|Former Transport Minister<br>Government of Kerala]].
|[[First Vijayan ministry|Former Transport Minister<br />Government of Kerala]].
|Died on 20 December 2019.  
|Died on 20 December 2019.  
|-
|-
|17.
|18
|'''[[D. P. Tripathi]]'''
|'''[[D. P. Tripathi]]'''
|[[Member of the Rajya Sabha|Former Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]].
|[[Member of the Rajya Sabha|Former Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]].
|Died on 2 January 2020.  
|Died on 2 January 2020.  
|-
|-
|18.
|19
|'''[[Reshma Patel]]'''
|'''[[Reshma Patel]]'''
|General Secretary of Gujarat state Nationalist Congress Party.  
|General Secretary of Gujarat state Nationalist Congress Party.  
|Active in Gujarat Politics.  
|Active in Gujarat Politics.  
|-
|-
|19.
|20
|'''[[Kandhal Jadeja]]'''
|'''[[Kandhal Jadeja]]'''
|[[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.]]  
|[[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.]]  
|Active in Gujarat Politics.  
|Active in Gujarat Politics.  
|-
|-
|20.
|21
|'''[[Dheeraj Sharma (politician)|Dheeraj Sharma]]'''
|'''[[Dheeraj Sharma (politician)|Dheeraj Sharma]]'''
|National President of the National Student and Congress.  
|National President of the National Student and Congress.  
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|21.
|22
|'''[[Anil Deshmukh]]'''
|'''[[Anil Deshmukh]]'''
|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.]]<br>2.) [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Minister for Home Affairs<br>Government of Maharashtra]].  
|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.]]<br />2.) [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Former Minister for Home Affairs<br />Government of Maharashtra]].  
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|22.
|23
|'''[[Babajani Durani]]'''
|'''[[Babajani Durani]]'''
|[[Maharashtra Legislative Council|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.]]  
|[[Maharashtra Legislative Council|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.]]  
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|23.
|24
|'''[[Hasan Mushrif]]'''
|'''[[Hasan Mushrif]]'''
|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.]]<br>2.) Former Minister, [[Government of Maharashtra]].  
|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.]]<br />2.) [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Minister of Rural Development<br />Government of Maharashtra]].
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|24.
|25
|'''[[Shriniwas Patil]]'''
|'''[[Shriniwas Patil]]'''
|1.) [[Governor of Sikkim|Former Governor of Sikkim.]]<br>2.) [[Member of the Lok Sabha]] from [[Satara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Satara]].  
|1.) [[Governor of Sikkim|Former Governor of Sikkim.]]<br />2.) [[Member of the Lok Sabha]] from [[Satara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Satara]].  
|Active in Politics.  
|Active in Politics.  
|-
|-
|25.
|26
|'''[[P. C. Chacko]]'''
|'''[[P. C. Chacko]]'''
|1.)  Former Member of the Lok Sabha from Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency).  
|1.)  Former Member of the Lok Sabha from Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency).  
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==Electoral performance==
==Electoral performance==
===Lok Sabha elections===
===Lok Sabha elections===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="
|- style="background:#00f;"
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | Lok Sabha term
! Lok Sabha term
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | Year
! Indian<br />general election
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | Seats<br />contested
! Seats<br />contested
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | Seats won
! Seats<br />won
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | +/-  
!+/-  
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | Votes polled
! Votes polled
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | % of<br /> votes
! % of<br /> votes
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | State (seats)
! State (seats)
! Reference
|-
|-
| [[13th Lok Sabha]]
| [[13th Lok Sabha]]
| [[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
| [[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
| 132
| 32
| 8
|{{Composition bar|8|543|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| + 8
| {{Increase}}8
| 82,60,311
| 82,60,311
| 2.27
| 2.27%
|
|
*Maharashtra (6)
*Maharashtra (6)
*Manipur (1)
*Manipur (1)
*Meghalaya (1)
*Meghalaya (1)
|
|-
|-
| [[14th Lok Sabha]]
| [[14th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
| 32
| 32
| 9
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| + 1
| {{Increase}}1
| 70,23,175
| 70,23,175
| 1.80
| 1.80%
|
|
*Maharashtra (9)
*Maharashtra (9)
|
|-
|-
| [[15th Lok Sabha]]
| [[15th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| 68
| 68
| 9
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| ---
| {{Steady}}
| 85,21,502
| 85,21,502
| 1.19
| 1.19%
|
|
*Maharashtra (8)
*Maharashtra (8)
*Meghalaya (1)
*Meghalaya (1)
|
|-
|-
| [[16th Lok Sabha]]
| [[16th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| 36
| 36
| 6
|{{Composition bar|6|543|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| - 3
| {{Decrease}}3
| 86,35,558
| 86,35,558
| 1.56
| 1.56%
|
|
*Maharashtra (4)
*Maharashtra (4)
*Bihar (1)
*Bihar (1)
*Lakshadweep(1)
*Lakshadweep(1)
|
|-
|-
| [[17th Lok Sabha]]
| [[17th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| 35
| 35
| 5
|{{Composition bar|5|543|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| - 1
| {{Decrease}}1
| 84,83,632
| 84,83,632
|1.39
|1.39%
|
|
*Maharashtra (4)
*Maharashtra (4)
*Lakshadweep(1)
*Lakshadweep(1)
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/partywise/partywiseresult-S13.htm?st=S13|title=General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India|website=results.eci.gov.in|access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref>
|}
|}


=== Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha elections ===
=== Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha elections ===
 
==== Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha ====
==== Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Vidhan Sabha term
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | Vidhan Sabha term
! Maharashtra<br />general election
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | Year
! Seats<br />contested
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | Seats<br />contested
! Seats<br />won
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | Votes polled
! Votes polled
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | +/-
! % of<br /> votes
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | Seats<br />won
! % of votes in<br />seats contested
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | % of<br /> votes
|-
|-
| 10th Vidhan Sabha
| 10th Vidhan Sabha
| 1999
| 1999
| 223
| 223
| 58
| 74,25,427
| 74,25,427
| 22.60
|{{Increase}}58
| 29.19
|{{Composition bar|58|288|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| 22.60%
|-
|-
| 11th Vidhan Sabha
| 11th Vidhan Sabha
| 2004
| 2004
| 124
| 124
| 71
| 78,41,962
| 78,41,962
| 18.75
|{{Increase}}13
| 42.72
|{{Composition bar|71|288|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| 18.75%
|-
|-
| 12th Vidhan Sabha
| 12th Vidhan Sabha
| 2009
| 2009
| 113
| 113
| 62
| 74,20,212
| 74,20,212
| 16.37
|{{Decrease}}9
| 40.27
|{{Composition bar|62|288|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| 16.37%
|-
|-
| 13th Vidhan Sabha
| 13th Vidhan Sabha
| 2014
| 2014
| 278
| 278
| 41
| 91,22,285
| 91,22,285
| 17.24
|{{Decrease}}21
| 17.96
|{{Composition bar|41|288|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| 17.24%
|-
|-
| 14th Vidhan Sabha
| 14th Vidhan Sabha
| 2019
| 2019
| 125
| 125
| 54
| 92,16,919
| 92,16,911
|{{Increase}}13
| 16.9
|{{Composition bar|54|288|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|  
| 16.71%
|-
|}
 
'''Other States Vidhan Sabha Elections'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | Year
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | State
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | Seats<br />contested
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | Votes polled
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | +/-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | Seats<br />won
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | % of<br /> votes
|-
| [[2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election|2017]]
| [[Goa]]
| 10
|20,916
|{{Increase}} 1
|{{Composition bar|1|40|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|2.3%
|-
| [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2017]]
| [[Gujarat]]
| 182
| 184,815
|{{Decrease}} 1
|{{Composition bar|1|182|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| 0.6%
|-
| [[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
| [[Jharkhand]]
| 7
| 63,320
|{{Increase}} 1
|{{Composition bar|1|81|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| 0.42%
|-
| [[2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
| [[Meghalaya]]
| 6
| 29,287
|{{Decrease}} 1
|{{Composition bar|1|60|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| 1.6%
|-
| [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| [[Kerala]]
| 4
| 237,408
|{{Steady}}
|{{Composition bar|2|140|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| 1.2%
|-
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[Kerala]]
|3
|206,130
|{{Steady}}
|{{Composition bar|2|140|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|0.99%
|}
|}


== List of Rajya Sabha members ==
=== List of Rajya Sabha members ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!No
|-
! style="width:200px" |Name
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | №
!Date of  
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | Name
Appointment
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | Date of Appointment
!Date of  
! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:white" | Date of Retirement
Retirement
|-
|-
!1
!1
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|http://ncp.org.in/}}
* {{Official website|http://ncp.org.in/}}
* [http://ncp.orgfree.com Original Hosted Website Of NCP from 2007 AD] (originally https://www.nationalistcongressparty.com)
* [http://ncp.orgfree.com Original Hosted Website Of NCP from 2007 AD] (originally https://www.nationalistcongressparty.com)
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Nationalist Congress Party
AbbreviationNCP
PresidentSharad Pawar
SpokespersonNawab Malik
Lok Sabha leaderSupriya Sule
Rajya Sabha leaderSharad Pawar
Founder
Founded10 June 1999 (24 years ago) (1999-06-10)
Split fromIndian National Congress
Headquarters10, Bishmabhar Marg, New Delhi, India-110001
Student wingNationalist Student Congress
Youth wingNationalist Youth Congress
Nationalist Yuvati Congress
Women's wingNationalist Women's Congress
IdeologyLiberalism[1]
Gandhism[2]
Colours  Pacific Blue
ECI StatusNational Party[3]
AllianceUnited Progressive Alliance (National level)
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
Maha Vikas Aghadi (Maharashtra)
SP+
(Uttar Pradesh)
Seats in Lok Sabha
5 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
4 / 245
[4]
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies
Indian states
53 / 288
(Maharashtra)[5]
2 / 140
(Kerala)
1 / 182
(Gujarat)
1 / 81
(Jharkhand)
1 / 60
(Meghalaya)
Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council
11 / 78
Number of states and union territories in government
3 / 31
Election symbol
Clock symbol of NCP.png
Party flag
NCP-flag.svg
Website
ncp.org.in

The Nationalist Congress Party (abbr. NCP) is one of the eight national parties in India.[6][7]

Party formation and performance

The NCP was formed on 10 June 1999, by Sharad Pawar, P. A. Sangma, and Tariq Anwar after they were expelled from the Indian National Congress (INC) on 20 May 1999, for disputing the right of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi to lead the party.[8][9][10] At the time of formation of the NCP, the Indian Congress (Socialist) party merged with the new party.[11]

Despite the NCP being founded on opposition to the leadership of Sonia Gandhi, the party joined the Congress-led UPA to form government of Maharashtra in October 1999. In 2004, the party joined the UPA to form the Indian Government led by Manmohan Singh. NCP leader, Sharad Pawar served as the Minister of Agriculture for both five-year terms of Singh led government. The party remained part of the Congress-led Maharashtra state government until 2014.[12] On 20 June 2012, P. A. Sangma quit the NCP to contest in presidential polls.[13] In May 2014 Lok Sabha, the UPA lost to the rival NDA alliance led by Narendra Modi and the NCP was out of government for the first time in ten years. NCP broke its alliance with the Congress party just before Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections in 2014 to contest on its own.[14] In the assembly election the BJP emerged as the largest party and formed a minority government initially with support from NCP.

In April 2019, voting took place for the 48 Lok Sabha seats from Maharashtra. The Congress and NCP had a seat-sharing arrangement.[15] Similarly, despite their differences, the BJP and Shiv Sena once again contested the elections together under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) banner.[16] The election was another landslide victory for the NDA, with the BJP and Shiv Sena winning 23 and 18 seats, respectively, out of the total of the state's 48 Lok Sabha seats. The Congress party won only one seat in the state whereas the NCP won five seats from its stronghold of western Maharashtra.[17]

In November 2019 after a month of political drama, the NCP came back into power at the state level as part of a coalition formed between Shiv Sena, the Congress, and NCP. This followed the Vidhan sabha elections in October 2019 where the BJP–Shiv-Sena and NCP–Congress alliances remained intact for seat sharing. The BJP and Shiv Sena together gained the majority of seats in the assembly but could not form a government due to squabbles between the two parties. The BJP, with 105 seats, was far short of the 145 seats required to form a majority and declined to form a minority government. At the same time, Shiv Sena started talks with the NCP and Congress to form a government. However, in a dramatic and controversial move, on 23 November 2019, the BJP formed a government with support from NCP, with Ajit Pawar as Deputy Chief Minister. This government collapsed three days later with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar resigning their respective positions. On 28 November 2019, the governor of Maharashtra swore in Uddhav Thackeray, the Shiv Sena chief, as the new chief minister of Maharashtra. Thackeray's governing coalition includes Shiv Sena, NCP, INC, and a number of independent members of the legislative assembly. The cabinet includes ministers from NCP in key portfolios.[18][19]

The Mumbai President of the Nationalist Congress Party Nawab Malik said that the NCP advocates for Indian reunification, that "India, Pakistan and Bangladesh should be merged". Malik compared this to German reunification: "If the Berlin wall can be demolished then why not India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh come together?"[20]

Party symbol

The election symbol of NCP is an analogue alarm clock.[21][22] The clock is drawn in blue and has two legs and an alarm button. It is situated on a tri-coloured Indian flag.[23]

Party leadership

The party's primary base is the state of Maharashtra and leadership reflects that. Also since the 1980s, Indian politics has become dynastic, possibly due to the absence of a party organization, independent civil society associations that mobilize support for the party, and centralized financing of elections.[24] This phenomenon is seen from national level down to district level. In that regard NCP is considered the party with the highest level of dynasticism in Indian politics.[25] The party founder, Sharad Pawar has many members of his family such as daughter Supriya Sule and nephew Ajit Pawar holding prominent positions in the party.

SI № Name Designation Comment
1 Sharad Pawar 1.) Founder and National President.
2.) Former Union Minister of Defence, Government of India.
3.) Former Union Minister of Agriculture, Government of India.
4.) Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
5.) Former Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha 		Active in Politics.
2 Jayant Patil 1.) Maharashtra State President.
2.) Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
3.) Former cabinet minister of the government of Maharashtra for Home, Finance and Rural Development.
4.) Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra for Water resources and command area development.
5.) Leader of NCP Legislative Party in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. 		Active in Politics.
3 Ajit Pawar 1.) Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Minister of Finance and Planning.
2.) Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
3.) Former Water resources minister of Government of Maharashtra.
4.) Current Leader of house in Maharashtra Legislative Counsil. 		Active in Politics.
4 Rajesh Tope 1.) Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
2.) Former Higher Education Minister.
3.) Health Minister Of Maharashtra Government. 		Active in Politics.
5 Dhananjay Munde 1.) Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
2.) Former Opposition Leader in Maharashtra Legislative Council.
3.) Cabinet Minister Of Maharashtra Government. 		Active in Politics.
6 Supriya Sule Member of the Lok Sabha from Baramati. Active in Politics.
7 Jitendra Awhad 1.) Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
2.) Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra. 		Active in Politics.
7. Chhagan Bhujbal 1.) Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
2.) Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
3.) Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra Government. 		Active in Politics.
8 Sunil Tatkare Member of the Lok Sabha from Raigad. Active in Politics.
9 Amol Kolhe Member of the Lok Sabha from Shirur. Active in Politics.
10 Dattatray Vithoba Bharne 1.) Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.


2.) Guardian minister of Solapur District
3.) Ministers of State of Maharashtra Government.

Active in Politics.
11 Mohammed Faizal P. P. Member of the Lok Sabha from Lakshadweep. Active in Politics.
12 Praful Patel 1.) Member of the Parliament, Rajya Sabha.
2.) Former Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Government of India. 		Active in Politics.
13 Nawab Malik 1.) Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
2.) National Spokesperson.
3.) Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra. 		Active in Politics.
14 R.R. Patil Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Died in 2015.
15 Dilip Walse-Patil 1.) Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
2.) Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra. 		Active in Politics.
16 Fouzia Khan 1.) National President of NCP's women's wing.
2.) Former Minister, Government of Maharashtra.
3.) Member of the Parliament, Rajya Sabha 		Active in Politics.
17 Thomas Chandy Former Transport Minister
Government of Kerala. 		Died on 20 December 2019.
18 D. P. Tripathi Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. Died on 2 January 2020.
19 Reshma Patel General Secretary of Gujarat state Nationalist Congress Party. Active in Gujarat Politics.
20 Kandhal Jadeja Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. Active in Gujarat Politics.
21 Dheeraj Sharma National President of the National Student and Congress. Active in Politics.
22 Anil Deshmukh 1.) Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
2.) Former Minister for Home Affairs
Government of Maharashtra. 		Active in Politics.
23 Babajani Durani Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. Active in Politics.
24 Hasan Mushrif 1.) Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
2.) Minister of Rural Development
Government of Maharashtra. 		Active in Politics.
25 Shriniwas Patil 1.) Former Governor of Sikkim.
2.) Member of the Lok Sabha from Satara. 		Active in Politics.
26 P. C. Chacko 1.) Former Member of the Lok Sabha from Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency). Active in Politics.

Electoral performance

Lok Sabha elections

Lok Sabha term Year Seats
contested 		Seats won +/- Votes polled % of
votes 		State (seats)
13th Lok Sabha 1999 32
8 / 543 (1%)
 Increase8 82,60,311 2.27%
  • Maharashtra (6)
  • Manipur (1)
  • Meghalaya (1)
14th Lok Sabha 2004 32
9 / 543 (2%)
 Increase1 70,23,175 1.80%
  • Maharashtra (9)
15th Lok Sabha 2009 68
9 / 543 (2%)
 Steady 85,21,502 1.19%
  • Maharashtra (8)
  • Meghalaya (1)
16th Lok Sabha 2014 36
6 / 543 (1%)
 Decrease3 86,35,558 1.56%
  • Maharashtra (4)
  • Bihar (1)
  • Lakshadweep(1)
17th Lok Sabha 2019 35
5 / 543 (0.9%)
 Decrease1 84,83,632 1.39%
  • Maharashtra (4)
  • Lakshadweep(1)

Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha elections

Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

Vidhan Sabha term Year Seats
contested 		Votes polled +/- Seats
won 		% of
votes
10th Vidhan Sabha 1999 223 74,25,427 Increase58
58 / 288 (20%)
 22.60%
11th Vidhan Sabha 2004 124 78,41,962 Increase13
71 / 288 (25%)
 18.75%
12th Vidhan Sabha 2009 113 74,20,212 Decrease9
62 / 288 (22%)
 16.37%
13th Vidhan Sabha 2014 278 91,22,285 Decrease21
41 / 288 (14%)
 17.24%
14th Vidhan Sabha 2019 125 92,16,919 Increase13
54 / 288 (19%)
 16.71%

Other States Vidhan Sabha Elections

Year State Seats
contested 		Votes polled +/- Seats
won 		% of
votes
2017 Goa 10 20,916 Increase 1
1 / 40 (3%)
 2.3%
2017 Gujarat 182 184,815 Decrease 1
1 / 182 (0.5%)
 0.6%
2019 Jharkhand 7 63,320 Increase 1
1 / 81 (1%)
 0.42%
2018 Meghalaya 6 29,287 Decrease 1
1 / 60 (2%)
 1.6%
2016 Kerala 4 237,408 Steady
2 / 140 (1%)
 1.2%
2021 Kerala 3 206,130 Steady
2 / 140 (1%)
 0.99%

List of Rajya Sabha members

№ Name Date of Appointment Date of Retirement
1 Sharad Pawar 03-Apr-2020 02-Apr-2026
2 Fouzia Khan 03-Apr-2020 02-Apr-2026
3 Vandana Chavan 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024
4 Praful Patel 05-Jul-2016 04-Jul-2022

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jha, Giridhar (25 November 2019). "Maharashtra Govt Formation: BJP's Return Into Ring Makes Scene Murkier". Outlook. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ↑ India, Press Trust of (10 September 2021). "Pawar praises Uddhav; says NCP committed to Gandhi-Nehru ideology". Business Standard India.
  3. ↑ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Rajya Sabha". 164.100.47.5.
  5. ↑ "Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014: Maharashtra State Election Dates, Results, News, Governors and Cabinet Ministers 2014". dna.
  6. ↑ "Recognized Political Parties:ECI".
  7. ↑ "NPP Becomes First Political Outfit from the Northeast to get Status of National Party". 7 June 2019.
  8. ↑ Senior Congress leaders quit in Jharkhand
  9. ↑ CWC expels threesome for six years
  10. ↑ "Sangma meets Sonia Gandhi, first time in a decade". The Times of India. 2 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "Spotlight: Merger with NCP". Tribune India. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  12. ↑ Suhas Palshikar; Prerna Singh; Atul Kohli (4 January 2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics. Routledge. pp. 92, 97. ISBN 978-1-135-12275-1.
  13. ↑ "I have quit NCP, will contest presidential polls: PA Sangma". The Times of India. 29 June 2012.
  14. ↑ "Congress-NCP announce seat-sharing for Maharashtra polls". 16 September 2019.
  15. ↑ "Raj Thackeray, Dhananjay Munde in demand to campaign for Cong". April 11. PTI. 2019.
  16. ↑ "Opinion Poll: BJP-Shiv Sena may lose 8 seats in Maharashtra, Congress-NCP to improve figures". No. March 23. New Nation. 2019.
  17. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ↑ "Political drama has gripped the home state of Bollywood". No. 30 November 2019. The Economist. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  19. ↑ "Maharashtra: With 169 votes, Uddhav-led govt sails through Assembly floor test, BJP stages walkout". Indian Express. No. 30 November 2019. Indian Express newspapers. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  20. ↑ "NCP will welcome BJP's decision to merge India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, says Maharashtra minister". Scroll.in. 23 November 2020.
  21. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. ↑ "Symbols" (PDF). eci.nic.in. 2009.
  23. ↑ "Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) – Party History, Symbol, Founders, Election Results and News". www.elections.in.
  24. ↑ Chhibber⇑, Pradeep (March 2013). "Dynastic parties Organization, finance and impact". Party Politics. 19 (2): 277–295. doi:10.1177/1354068811406995. S2CID 144781444.
  25. ↑ Kanchan Chandra (28 April 2016). Democratic Dynasties: State, Party, and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics. Cambridge University Press. p. 131,136. ISBN 978-1-316-59212-0.

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