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Nationalist Congress Party
Nationalist Congress Party
Abbreviation	NCP
President	Sunetra Pawar
Spokesperson	Sana Malik
Lok Sabha leader	Sunil Tatkare
Rajya Sabha leader	Praful Patel
Founder	Sharad Pawar; P. A. Sangma; Tariq Anwar
Founded	10 June 1999 (27 years ago)
Split from	Indian National Congress
Headquarters	10, Bishmabhar Marg, New Delhi, India-110001
Student wing	Prashant Kailas Kadam
Youth wing	Dheeraj Sharma
Women's wing	NCP Women Wing
Ideology	Liberalism (Indian)
Political position	Centre to centre-right
Colours	Pink (post–2023); Pacific Blue (pre–2023)
ECI Status	State Party
Alliance	National Alliance; ; NDA (2023–present); Regional Alliances; Maha Yuti (Maharashtra) (2023–present); Former Alliances United Progressive Alliance (National) (2004–2023); Maha Vikas Aghadi (Maharashtra) (2019–2023); Maha Aghadi (Maharashtra) (1999–2019); United Democratic Front (Kerala) (2001–2023);
Seats in Lok Sabha	1 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	4 / 245
Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council	8 / 78
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies	Indian states 40 / 288 (Maharashtra) 3 / 60 (Arunachal Pradesh)
Number of states and union territories in government	2 / 31
Election symbol
	File:Indian Election Symbol Clock.png
Party flag
Website
	ncponline.in
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The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is a state-level political party in India^[4]^[5] and one of the major political parties in Maharashtra with a recognised state party status in Nagaland and Kerala.^[1]^[6] The party has its presence in legislative assemblies of Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh, being in the governing coalition in both of these states. The party is also part of the current governing coalition National Democratic Alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The original incarnation of the party was founded in 1999 by Sharad Pawar, P. A. Sangma, and Tariq Anwar after a split within the Indian National Congress. After major disagreements between its leaders, the party split again in 2023. Two factions emerged, one led by the founder president Sharad Pawar and the other led by his nephew Ajit Pawar.^[7]^[6] After a legal battle, the Supreme Court of India gave judgement in favour of the faction led by Ajit Pawar, which was allocated the party symbol and name. Subsequently, the Sharad Pawar led faction formed the NCP (SP). Under the leadership of Ajit Pawar, the NCP revamped itself and adopted the color pink to associate with the party.^[8]^[2]

The Nagaland state unit which was supporting the NDPP-BJP state government and the Jharkhand state unit of the party went with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP while the Kerala state unit of the party which was a part of the Left Democratic Front went with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP(SP).

Party history and performance[edit | edit source]

First incarnation led by Sharad Pawar[edit | edit source]

Split from Congress[edit | edit source]

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 on 20 May 1999, for disputing the right of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi to lead the party.^[9]^[10]^[11] When the NCP formed, the Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha party merged into the new party.^[12]

In government[edit | edit source]

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 the government of Maharashtra in October 1999. In 2004, the party joined the UPA to form the national government led by Manmohan Singh. The NCP's leader, Sharad Pawar served as the Minister of Agriculture for both five-year terms of the Singh-led government. The party remained part of the Congress-led Maharashtra state government until 2014.^[13] On 20 June 2012, P. A. Sangma left the NCP to contest the presidential election, which he lost.^[14]

In opposition[edit | edit source]

In the April and May 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the UPA lost to the rival National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Narendra Modi and the NCP was out of government for the first time in ten years. The NCP broke its alliance with the Congress Party just before the October 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections to contest them on its own.^[15] In the assembly election the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the largest party and formed a minority government, initially with support from the NCP.

In April 2019, voting took place for the 48 Lok Sabha seats from Maharashtra. The Congress and NCP had a seat-sharing arrangement.^[16] Similarly, despite their differences, the BJP and Shiv Sena once again contested the elections together under the NDA banner.^[17]^[18] 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.^[19]

Formation of Maharashtra Vikash Aghadi and subsequent split[edit | edit source]

During the October 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections, 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 disagreements 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. As a result, Shiv Sena started talks with the NCP and Congress to form a government. However, in a controversial move, on 23 November 2019, the BJP formed a government with support from the NCP, with Ajit Pawar as Deputy Chief Minister. This government collapsed three days later with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Pawar resigning their respective positions. Finally, the NCP came back into power at the state level as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition formed with Shiv Sena and the Congress. On 28 November 2019, the Governor of Maharashtra swore in Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Thackeray's cabinet included ministers from the NCP in key portfolios.^[20]^[21]

However, this alliance lost power in June 2022 after a rebel faction led by Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde gathered the support of a majority of Sena MLAs and reestablished the previous Sena-BJP coalition.^[22] Subsequently, on 20 July, NCP President Sharad Pawar dissolved almost all units of the party.^[23]

Second incarnation led by Ajit Pawar[edit | edit source]

In July 2023, Ajit Pawar, along with many of his supporters, left the Sharad Pawar-led NCP and joined the ruling Shiv Sena-BJP government as a Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.^[24] This caused the NCP to split into two factions, with Ajit Pawar claiming in a letter to the Election Commission that he had been elected party president on June 30.^[25] In his first meeting after the split, he expressed a desire to retain the party's symbol and name, urged Sharad Pawar to retire and give opportunities to new people, and criticised many of Sharad's decisions, including the formation of a government with the Shiv Sena instead of the BJP in 2019.^[26] On 7 February 2024, The Election Commission Of India (ECI) awarded the party name and symbol to the faction headed by Ajit Pawar. The faction led by Sharad Pawar will be henceforth known as Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Chandra Pawar).^[27]

National President List[edit | edit source]

S. No.	Name	Term start	Term end	Tenure
1	Sharad Pawar	10 June 1999	2 July 2023	24 years, 22 days
2	Ajit Pawar	30 June 2023	28 January 2026	2 years, 212 days
(Acting)	Praful Patel	28 January 2026	26 February 2026	29 days
3	Sunetra Pawar	26 February 2026	Incumbent	164 days

All State Presidents[edit | edit source]

Maharashtra Presidents list[edit | edit source]

Arunachal Pradesh Presidents list[edit | edit source]

2024 Maharashtra polls[edit | edit source]

NCP contested under the Maha Yuti alliance and won 41 seats of the 50 it contested as part of the alliance. Maha Yuti won 235 out of 280 seats. Ajit Pawar became deputy chief minister under Devendra Fadnavis

Party symbol, flag and color[edit | edit source]

The election symbol of NCP is an analogue alarm clock.^[28]^[29] The clock is drawn in blue and has two legs and an alarm button. It is situated on a tri-coloured Indian flag.^[30]

Controversies and criticism[edit | edit source]

The Nationalist Congress Party has been extensively criticized for several reasons such as political corruption, insensitive comments, links to the underworld, and moral policing.

NCP leader Sharad Pawar was accused of having links to the underworld. This was revealed by former Supreme Court lawyer Ram Jethmalani, who had confirmed that after the March 1993 bombings in Bombay, Dawood Ibrahim had called him from London, saying that he was prepared to come to India and stand trial, on the condition that he should not be subjected to any third degree treatment from the police.^[31] When Jethmalani had conveyed this to Sharad Pawar, the political leaders in power did not agree to this proposal. As per Jethmalani, their refusal to allow Dawood's return was due to their fears that he would expose their secrets.^[32]^[33]

In May 2005, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) workers stormed a pub in Pune, Maharashtra, broke window panes, damaged furniture, and thrashed visitors. The move came days after Pune Police had forced five pubs to shut before the closing time of 12:30 am.^[34]

On 29 November 2008, in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Mumbai, NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil was forced to resign after making insensitive comments after the attack. He was quoted as saying, "They (the terrorists) came to kill 5,000 people but we ensured minimal damage".^[35] When asked at a press conference whether the terror strike was an intelligence failure Patil said, "It is not like that. In big cities like this, incidents like this do happen. It's is not a total failure."^[36]

On 7 April 2013, NCP leader Ajit Pawar's statement at a speech in Indapur sparked controversy due to its alleged callousness. In response to a 55-day fast by activists protesting the Maharashtra governments inability to provide water during a drought, he asked whether he should "urinate into [the dam]" to make up for the lack of water in it. After a public outcry against his statement, he publicly apologized, saying that the comment was the "biggest mistake of [his] life".^[37]

In 2021, Senior Inspector Sachin Vaze, an encounter specialist, was arrested for his involvement in the Antilia bomb scare. Through an investigation, Vaze revealed that he was acting at the behest of Anil Deshmukh, who was then minister of Home Affairs.^[38] Vaze and Deshmukh were also involved in collecting extortion money in December 2020 from members of the Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR).^[39] Deshmukh was also under investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate for money laundering, following accusations made by the former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh.^[40]

On 23 February 2022, NCP President and leader Nawab Malik was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case and his alleged links with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.^[41]^[42] He was charged and placed under arrest under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after several hours of grilling.

On 14 May 2022, Marathi television actress Ketaki Chitale was arrested by Mumbai Police for allegedly sharing an objectionable post about Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar.^[43] At the time of her arrest, NCP workers mobbed and attacked her and the officers who had arrested her. Chitale, who was molested, and her modesty was outraged by the NCP workers, and was later granted bail, was booked under IPC sections 500 (defamation), 501 (printing or engraving defamatory matter) and 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) of the Indian Penal Code.^[44]

Electoral performance[edit | edit source]

General elections[edit | edit source]

Year	Lok Sabha	Seats contested	Seats won	+/-	Votes polled	% of votes	State (seats)
1999	13th Lok Sabha	32	8 / 543 (1%)	8	8,260,311	2.27%	Maharashtra (6) Manipur (1) Meghalaya (1)
2004	14th Lok Sabha	32	9 / 543 (2%)	1	7,023,175	1.80%	Maharashtra (9)
2009	15th Lok Sabha	68	9 / 543 (2%)		8,521,502	1.19%	Maharashtra (8) Meghalaya (1)
2014	16th Lok Sabha	36	6 / 543 (1%)	3	8,635,558	1.56%	Maharashtra (4) Bihar (1) Lakshadweep(1)
2019	17th Lok Sabha	35	5 / 543 (0.9%)	1	8,483,632	1.39%	Maharashtra (4) Lakshadweep(1)
2024	18th Lok Sabha	4	1 / 543 (0.2%)	party split	2059179	0.34	Maharashtra (1)

State Legislative Assembly elections[edit | edit source]

Year	Vidhan Sabha term	Seats contested	Votes polled	+/-	Seats won	% of votes
Goa Legislative Assembly
2017		10	20,916	1	1 / 40 (3%)	2.28%
2022		13	10,846	1	0 / 40 (0%)	1.1%
Gujarat Legislative Assembly
2017		182	1,84,815	1	1 / 182 (0.5%)	0.62%
2022		2	76,949	1	0 / 182 (0%)	0.36%
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2019		7	63,320	1	1 / 81 (1%)	0.42%
2024		24	17,846	1	0 / 81 (0%)	0.10%
Kerala Legislative Assembly
2016		4	2,37,408		2 / 140 (1%)	1.17%
2021		3	2,06,130		2 / 140 (1%)	0.99%
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
1999	10th Vidhan Sabha	223	74,25,427	58	58 / 288 (20%)	22.60%
2004	11th Vidhan Sabha	124	78,41,962	13	71 / 288 (25%)	18.75%
2009	12th Vidhan Sabha	113	74,20,212	9	62 / 288 (22%)	16.37%
2014	13th Vidhan Sabha	278	91,22,285	21	41 / 288 (14%)	17.24%
2019	14th Vidhan Sabha	125	92,16,919	13	54 / 288 (19%)	16.71%
2024	15th Vidhan Sabha	64	58,16,566	party split	41 / 288 (14%)	9.01%
Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
2018		6	29,287	1	1 / 60 (2%)	1.83%
Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
2024		15	63,630	3	3 / 60 (5%)	10.43%

List of Members of Lok Sabha[edit | edit source]

Election Year	MP	Constituency	State
Template:Centre
2024	Sunil Tatkare	Raigad	Maharashtra
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2019	Mohammed Faizal Padippura	Lakshadweep	Lakshadweep
	Supriya Sule	Baramati	Maharashtra
	Amol Kolhe	Shirur
	Udayanraje Bhosale	Satara
2019 By-election	Shriniwas Patil	Satara
[[16th Lok Sabha\|Template:Black]]
2014	Tariq Anwar	Katihar	Bihar
	Mohammed Faizal Padippura	Lakshadweep	Lakshadweep
	Supriya Sule	Baramati	Maharashtra
	Dhananjay Mahadik	Kolhapur
	Udayanraje Bhosale	Satara
	Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil	Madha
2018 By-Election	Madhukar Kukde	Bhandara–Gondiya
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2009	Praful Patel	Bhandara–Gondiya	Maharashtra
	Sameer Bhujbal	Nashik
	Sanjeev Naik	Thane
	Sanjay Dina Patil	Mumbai North East
	Supriya Sule	Baramati
	Padamsinh Bajirao Patil	Osmanabad
	Sharad Pawar	Madha
	Udayanraje Bhosale	Satara
	Agatha K Sangma	Tura (ST)	Meghalaya
[[14th Lok Sabha\|Template:Black]]
2004	Devidas Anandrao Pingale	Nashik	Maharashtra
	Adv. Vasantrao J More (Elected on 12.4.2007)	Erandol
	Suryakanta Patil	Hingoli
	Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil	Beed
	Tukaram Gangadhar Gadakh	Ahmednagar
	Sharad Pawar	Baramati
	Laxmanrao Pandurang Jadhav (Patil)	Satara
	Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil	Karad
	Nivedita Sambhajirao Mane	Ichalkaranji
	Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik	Kolhapur
Elected on 19.02.2006 Resigned in March 2008	P. A. Sangma	Tura	Meghalaya
Elected in May 2008	Agatha Sangma	Tura	Meghalaya
[[13th Lok Sabha\|Template:Black]]
1999	Ashok Namdeorao Mohol	Khed	Maharashtra
	Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar	Baramati
	Laxmanrao Pandurang Jadhav (Patil)	Satara
	Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil	Karad
	Nivedita Sambhajirao Mane	Ichalkaranji
	Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik	Kolhapur
	Holkhomang Haokip	Outer Manipur (ST)	Manipur
	Purano Agitok Sangma	Tura	Meghalaya

List of Rajya Sabha Members[edit | edit source]

No.	Name	Date of Appointment	Date of Retirement
1	Nitin Patil	27-Aug-2024	Incumbent
2	Sunetra Pawar	18-Jun-2024	30-Jan-2026
3	Praful Patel	21-Jun-2024	Incumbent
		05-Jul-2022	27-Feb-2024

4	Tariq Anwar
5	Thomas A. Sangma
6	Robert Kharshiing
7	Majeed Memon
8	Vandana Chavan
9	Sharad Pawar
10	Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil

List of State Ministers[edit | edit source]

List of Deputy Chief Ministers[edit | edit source]

List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra
Nos.	Portrait	Chief Minister	Term starts	Term ends	Duration		Ministry
1.	Chhagan Bhujbal	Vilasrao Deshmukh	18-October-1999	23-December-2003	4 years 66 days	6 years 39 days	First Deshmukh ministry
		Sushilkumar Shinde	18-October-1999	23-December-2003	4 years 66 days		Sushilkumar Shinde ministry
		Ashok Chavan	8-December-2008	7-November-2009	1 year 338 days		First Ashok Chavan ministry
		Ashok Chavan	7-November-2009	11-November-2010	1 year 338 days		Second Ashok Chavan ministry
2.	Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil	Sushilkumar Shinde	25-December-2003	1-November-2004	312 days		Sushilkumar Shinde ministry
3.	R. R. Patil	Vilasrao Deshmukh	1-November-2004	9-December-2008	4 years 37 days		Second Deshmukh ministry
4.	Ajit Pawar	Prithviraj Chavan	11-November-2010	25-September- 2012	1 year 319 days	8 years 202 days	Prithviraj Chavan ministry
		Prithviraj Chavan	7-December-2012	28-September-2014	1 year 219 days		Prithviraj Chavan ministry
		Devendra Fadnavis	23-November-2019	26-November-2019	3 days		Second Fadnavis ministry
		Uddhav Thackeray	30-December-2019	29-June-2022	2 years 181 days		Thackeray ministry
		Eknath Shinde	2-July-2023	5-December-2024	1 year 156 days		Eknath Shinde ministry
		Devendra Fadnavis	5-December-2024	28-January-2026 (died in office)	1 year, 54 days		Third Fadnavis ministry
5.	Sunetra Pawar	Devendra Fadnavis	31-January-2026		190 days		Third Fadnavis ministry

List of Ministers under Vilasrao Deshmukh[edit | edit source]

List of NCP Ministers in First Deshmukh ministry(18-Oct-1999-16-January-2003)
Nos.	Ministers	CM
Deputy Chief Minister		Vilasrao Deshmukh
1.	Chhagan Bhujbal
Cabinet Minister
2.	Padamsinh Bajirao Patil
3.	Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil
4.	Madhukar Pichad
5.	Ajit Pawar
6.	Vikramsinh Patankar
7.	Datta Meghe
8.	Vasant Chavan
9.	Digvijay Khanvilkar
10.	R. R. Patil
11.	Dilip Walse Patil
12.	Jayant Patil
Minister of State(MoS)
13.	Arjun Tulshiram Pawar
14.	Laxam Dhoble
15.	Babasaheb Kupekar
16.	Anil Deshmukh
17.	Jaydattaji Kshirsagar
18.	Hemant Deshmukh
19.	Vimal Mundada
20.	Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
21.	Sunil Tatkare
22.	Subhash Thakre
23.	N. P. Hirani

List of Ministers under Sushilkumar Shinde[edit | edit source]

List of NCP Ministers in Sushilkumar Shinde ministry(18-January-2003-1-November-2004)
Nos.	Ministers	CM
Deputy Chief Minister		Sushilkumar Shinde
1.	Chhagan Bhujbal
2.	Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil
Cabinet Minister
3.	Padamsinh Bajirao Patil
4.	Ajit Pawar
5.	Vikramsinh Patankar
6.	Vasant Chavan
7.	R. R. Patil
8.	Jayant Patil

List of Ministers under Vilasrao Deshmukh[edit | edit source]

List of NCP Ministers in Second Deshmukh ministry(1-November-2004-10-December-2008)
Nos.	Ministers	CM
Deputy Chief Minister		Vilasrao Deshmukh
1.	R. R. Patil
Cabinet Minister
2.	Chhagan Bhujbal
3.	Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil
4.	Ajit Pawar
5.	Dilip Walse Patil
6.	Jayant Patil
7.	Ganesh Naik
8.	Suresh Jain
9.	Nawab Malik
10.	Manohar Naik
11.	Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit
12.	Babanrao Pachpute
13.	Anil Deshmukh
14.	Vimal Mundada
15.	Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
16.	Sunil Tatkare

List of Ministers under Ashok Chavan[edit | edit source]

List of NCP Ministers in First Ashok Chavan ministry(1-November-2009-10-December-2008)
Nos.	Ministers	CM
Deputy Chief Minister		Ashok Chavan
1.	Chhagan Bhujbal
Cabinet Minister
2.	Ajit Pawar
3.	R. R. Patil
4.	Dilip Walse Patil
5.	Jayant Patil
6.	Ganesh Naik
7.	Ramesh Bang
8.	Nawab Malik
9.	Manohar Naik
10.	Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit
11.	Babanrao Pachpute
12.	Vimal Mundada
13.	Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
14.	Sunil Tatkare
15.	Rajendra Shingne
16.	Rajesh Tope

List of NCP Ministers in Second Ashok Chavan ministry(1-November-2004-10-December-2008)
Nos.	Ministers	CM
Deputy Chief Minister		Ashok Chavan
1.	Chhagan Bhujbal
Cabinet Minister
2.	R. R. Patil
3.	Jayant Patil
4.	Ganesh Naik
5.	Ajit Pawar
6.	Anil Deshmukh
7.	Sunil Tatkare
8.	Laxmanrao Dhobale
9.	Jaydattaji Kshirsagar
10.	Manohar Naik
11.	Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit
12.	Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
13.	Babanrao Pachpute
14.	Rajesh Tope
Minister of State(MoS)
15.	Bhaskar Jadhav
16.	Prakashdada Solanke
17.	Sachin Ahir
18.	Fouzia Khan
19.	Gulabrao Baburao Deokar

List of Ministers under Prithviraj Chavan[edit | edit source]

List of NCP Ministers in Prithviraj Chavan ministry(11-November-2010-16-September-2014)
Nos.	Ministers	CM
Deputy Chief Minister		Prithviraj Chavan
1.	Ajit Pawar
Cabinet Minister
2.	Chhagan Bhujbal
3.	R. R. Patil
4.	Sunil Tatkare
5.	Jayant Patil
6.	Hasan Mushrif
7.	Jaydattaji Kshirsagar
8.	Jitendra Awhad
9.	Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit
10.	Anil Deshmukh
11.	Rajesh Tope
12.	Shashikant Shinde
13.	Babanrao Pachpute
14.	Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
15.	Madhukar Pichad
16.	Laxman Dhobale
Minister of State(MoS)
17.	Uday Samant
18.	Bhaskar Jadhav
19.	Prakashdada Solanke
20.	Sachin Ahir
21.	Fouzia Khan
22.	Gulabrao Deokar

List of Ministers under Devendra Fadnavis[edit | edit source]

List of NCP Ministers in Second Fadnavis ministry(23-November-2019-28-November-2019)
Nos.	Ministers	CM
Deputy Chief Minister		Devendra Fadnavis
1.	Ajit Pawar	Devendra Fadnavis

List of Ministers under Uddhav Thackeray[edit | edit source]

List of NCP Ministers in Uddhav Thackeray ministry(28-November-2019-29-June-2022)
Nos.	Ministers	CM
Deputy Chief Minister		Uddhav Thackeray
1.	Ajit Pawar
Cabinet Minister
2.	Chhagan Bhujbal
3.	Dilip Walse Patil
4.	Dhananjay Munde
5.	Jayant Patil
8.	Jitendra Awhad
9.	Nawab Malik
10.	Anil Deshmukh
11.	Rajesh Tope
12.	Rajendra Shingne
13.	Shamrao Pandurang Patil
14.	Hasan Mushrif
Minister of State(MoS)
15.	Prajakt Tanpure
16.	Dattatray Vithoba Bharne
17.	Sanjay Bansode
18.	Aditi Tatkare

List of Ministers under Eknath Shinde[edit | edit source]

List of NCP Ministers in Eknath Shinde ministry(3-July-2023-5-December-2024)
Nos.	Ministers	CM
Deputy Chief Minister		Eknath Shinde
1.	Ajit Pawar
Cabinet Minister
2.	Chhagan Bhujbal
3.	Dilip Walse Patil
4.	Dhananjay Munde
5.	Aditi Tatkare
6.	Sanjay Bansode
7.	Dharamrao Baba Atram
8.	Anil Bhaidas Patil
9.	Hasan Mushrif

Ministers under Devendra Fadnavis[edit | edit source]

List of NCP Ministers in Third Fadnavis ministry(5-December-2024-till date)
Nos.	Ministers	CM
Deputy Chief Minister		Devendra Fadnavis
1.	Ajit Pawar
2.	Sunetra Pawar
Cabinet Minister
3.	Hasan Mushrif
4.	Chaggan Bhujbal
5.	Aditi Tatkare
6.	Babasaheb Patil
7.	Makrand Jadhav - Patil
8.	Narhari Zirwal
9.	Manikrao Kokate
10.	Dattatray Vithoba Bharne
Minister of State(MoS)
11.	Indranil Naik

Notes[edit | edit source]

1.^ Praful Patel, Sunetra Pawar and Nitin Patil from Rajya Sabha and Sunil Tatkare from Lok Sabha.

References[edit | edit source]

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Party history and performance[edit | edit source]

First incarnation led by Sharad Pawar[edit | edit source]

Split from Congress[edit | edit source]

In government[edit | edit source]

In opposition[edit | edit source]

Formation of Maharashtra Vikash Aghadi and subsequent split[edit | edit source]

Second incarnation led by Ajit Pawar[edit | edit source]

National President List[edit | edit source]

All State Presidents[edit | edit source]

Maharashtra Presidents list[edit | edit source]

Arunachal Pradesh Presidents list[edit | edit source]

2024 Maharashtra polls[edit | edit source]

Party symbol, flag and color[edit | edit source]

Controversies and criticism[edit | edit source]

Electoral performance[edit | edit source]

General elections[edit | edit source]

State Legislative Assembly elections[edit | edit source]

List of Members of Lok Sabha[edit | edit source]

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List of State Ministers[edit | edit source]

List of Deputy Chief Ministers[edit | edit source]

List of Ministers under Vilasrao Deshmukh[edit | edit source]

List of Ministers under Sushilkumar Shinde[edit | edit source]

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List of Ministers under Ashok Chavan[edit | edit source]

List of Ministers under Prithviraj Chavan[edit | edit source]

List of Ministers under Devendra Fadnavis[edit | edit source]

List of Ministers under Uddhav Thackeray[edit | edit source]

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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''' ('''NCP''') is a state-level [[List of political parties in India|political party in India]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/267-recognized-national-parties/|title=Recognized Political Parties:ECI|date=26 September 2018 }}</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|work=News18 |date=7 June 2019|access-date=8 June 2019|archive-date=10 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410115134/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/npp-becomes-first-political-outfit-from-the-northeast-to-get-status-of-national-party-2176843.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and one of the major political parties in [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Maharashtra]] with a recognised state party status in [[Nagaland Legislative Assembly|Nagaland]] and [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala]].{{ref|a}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-07-06 |title=NCP Working Committee Approves Decision To Expel NCP Leaders Including Praful Patel And Sunil Tatkare |url=https://www.punekarnews.in/ncp-working-committee-approves-decision-to-expel-ncp-leaders-including-praful-patel-and-sunil-tatkare/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Punekar News |language=en-US |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801095208/https://www.punekarnews.in/ncp-working-committee-approves-decision-to-expel-ncp-leaders-including-praful-patel-and-sunil-tatkare/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The party has its presence in legislative assemblies of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Maharashtra]] and [[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Arunachal Pradesh]], being in the governing coalition in both of these states. The party is also part of the current governing coalition [[National Democratic Alliance]] led by the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].
-==Party formation and performance==
+The original incarnation of the party was founded in 1999 by [[Sharad Pawar]], [[P. A. Sangma]], and [[Tariq Anwar (politician)|Tariq Anwar]] after a split within the [[Indian National Congress]]. After major disagreements between its leaders, the party [[2023 Nationalist Congress Party split|split again in 2023]]. Two factions emerged, one led by the founder president Sharad Pawar and the other [[Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Faction)|led by his nephew Ajit Pawar]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ncp-splits-ajit-pawar-to-join-nda-govt-take-oath-as-deputy-cm-of-maharashtra/articleshow/101431751.cms |title=Ajit Pawar Maharashtra Deputy Cm: Ajit Pawar joins NDA govt, takes oath as deputy CM of Maharashtra - The Economic Times<!-- Bot generated title --> |work=The Economic Times |date=2 July 2023 |access-date=22 April 2024 |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711234025/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ncp-splits-ajit-pawar-to-join-nda-govt-take-oath-as-deputy-cm-of-maharashtra/articleshow/101431751.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> After a legal battle, the [[Supreme Court of India]] gave judgement in favour of the faction led by [[Ajit Pawar]], which was allocated the party symbol and name. Subsequently, the Sharad Pawar led faction formed the [[Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar|NCP (SP)]]. Under the leadership of Ajit Pawar, the NCP revamped itself and adopted the color [[pink]] to associate with the party.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tupe |first=Priyanka |date=2024-10-17 |title=Ajit Pawar Goes Pink: Are Maharashtra's Women Ready for a 'Dada' Makeover? |url=https://behanbox.com/2024/10/17/ajit-pawar-goes-pink-are-maharashtras-women-ready-for-a-dada-makeover/ |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=BehanBox |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
-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>
-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
+The Nagaland state unit which was supporting the [[Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party|NDPP]]-[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] state government and the Jharkhand state unit of the party went with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP while the Kerala state unit of the party which was a part of the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] went with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP(SP).
-| 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.
-In April 2019, voting took place for the 48 [[2019 Indian general election|Lok Sabha]] seats from Maharashtra.
+==Party history and performance==
-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>
+=== First incarnation led by Sharad Pawar ===
+==== Split from Congress ====
+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]] on 20 May 1999, for disputing the right of [[Italians|Italian]]-born [[Sonia Gandhi]] to lead the party.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.rediff.com/%0D%0Anews/1999/may/24jhar.htm |title=Senior Congress leaders quit in Jharkhand |access-date=30 June 2019 |archive-date=4 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304124143/http://m.rediff.com/%0D%0Anews/1999/may/24jhar.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/news/1999/may/20pawar2.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT: CWC expels threesome for six years|website=m.rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sangma-meets-Sonia-first-time-in-a-decade/articleshow/4609798.cms |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=live |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>  When the NCP formed, the [[Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha]] party merged into 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 | archive-date = 3 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185936/http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jun11/spotlite.htm | url-status = live }}</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>
+==== In government ====
-<br />
+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 the [[government of Maharashtra]] in October 1999. In 2004, the party joined the UPA to form the national government led by [[Manmohan Singh]]. The NCP's leader, Sharad Pawar served as the [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Minister of Agriculture]] for both five-year terms of the 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 left the NCP to contest [[2012 Indian presidential election|the presidential election]], which he lost.<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>
-==Party symbol==
+==== In opposition ====
-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>
+In the [[2014 Indian general election|April and May 2014 Lok Sabha elections]], the UPA lost to the rival [[National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) led by [[Narendra Modi]] and the NCP was out of government for the first time in ten years. The NCP broke its alliance with the Congress Party just before the [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|October 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections]] to contest them 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|access-date = 23 December 2021|archive-date = 23 December 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211223122347/https://hwnews.in/news/politics/congress-NCP-seat-sharing-Maharashtra/112929|url-status = live}}</ref> In the assembly election the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) emerged as the largest party and formed a minority government, initially with support from the NCP.
-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==
+In [[2019 Indian general election in Maharashtra|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 |archive-date=27 April 2019 |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427215740/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/maharashtra/raj-thackeray-dhananjay-munde-in-demand-to-campaign-for-cong/articleshow/68833350.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Similarly, despite their differences, the BJP and [[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena]] once again contested the elections together under the 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 |archive-date=17 April 2019 |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417175255/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 |url-status=live }}</ref><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 |access-date=23 December 2021 |archive-date=23 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223122344/https://scroll.in/latest/979191/NCP-will-welcome-bps-decision-to-merge-India-Pakistan-Bangladesh-says-Maharashtra-minister |url-status=live }}</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=&#124; eSakal |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 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.
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+==== Formation of Maharashtra Vikash Aghadi and subsequent split ====
-|-
+During the [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|October 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections]], 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 disagreements 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. As a result, Shiv Sena started talks with the NCP and Congress to form a government. However, in a controversial move, on 23 November 2019, the BJP formed a government with support from the NCP, with [[Ajit Pawar]] as Deputy Chief Minister. This government collapsed three days later with Chief Minister [[Devendra Fadnavis]] and Pawar resigning their respective positions. Finally, the NCP came back into power at the state level as part of the [[Maha Vikas Aghadi]] coalition formed with Shiv Sena and the Congress. On 28 November 2019, the Governor of Maharashtra swore in Shiv Sena chief [[Uddhav Thackeray]] as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Thackeray's cabinet included ministers from the 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 |archive-date=30 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130034233/https://www.economist.com/asia/2019/11/29/political-drama-has-gripped-the-home-state-of-bollywood |url-status=live }}</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 |archive-date=30 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130131712/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/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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+However, this alliance lost power in June 2022 after a rebel faction led by Shiv Sena leader [[Eknath Shinde]] gathered the support of a majority of Sena MLAs and reestablished the previous Sena-BJP coalition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=36 districts, 31 departments & 2-man cabinet: No expansion of Shinde govt for 3 weeks & counting |website=[[ThePrint]] |date=22 July 2022 |url=https://theprint.in/politics/36-districts-31-departments-2-man-cabinet-no-expansion-of-shinde-govt-for-3-weeks-counting/1049380/ |access-date=23 July 2022 |archive-date=23 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723085213/https://theprint.in/politics/36-districts-31-departments-2-man-cabinet-no-expansion-of-shinde-govt-for-3-weeks-counting/1049380/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Subsequently, on 20 July, NCP President Sharad Pawar dissolved almost all units of the party.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sharad Pawar Dissolves All Units Of Party, Days After Shiv Sena Coup |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sharad-pawar-dissolves-all-departments-cells-of-ncp-gives-no-reason-3178310 |access-date=23 July 2022 |archive-date=23 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723090552/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sharad-pawar-dissolves-all-departments-cells-of-ncp-gives-no-reason-3178310 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-! Designation
-! Comment
+=== Second incarnation led by Ajit Pawar ===
-|-
+{{Main|2023 Nationalist Congress Party split}}
-|1.
+{{See also|2019 Maharashtra political crisis}}
-|'''[[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.]]
+In July 2023, Ajit Pawar, along with many of his supporters, left the Sharad Pawar-led NCP and joined the ruling Shiv Sena-BJP government as a [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-02 |title=In a twist, NCP's Ajit Pawar takes oath as Maharashtra deputy CM |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ajit-pawar-deputy-chief-minister-maharashtra-ncp-july-2-2023/article67033757.ece |access-date=2023-07-09 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> This caused the NCP to split into two factions, with Ajit Pawar claiming in a letter to the Election Commission that he had been elected party president on June 30.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-05 |title=Ajit Pawar moves Election Commission, says he was elected NCP president on June 30 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ajit-pawar-tells-election-commission-he-was-elected-as-ncp-president-on-june-30/article67046140.ece |access-date=2023-07-09 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=9 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709121856/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ajit-pawar-tells-election-commission-he-was-elected-as-ncp-president-on-june-30/article67046140.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> In his first meeting after the split, he expressed a desire to retain the party's symbol and name, urged Sharad Pawar to retire and give opportunities to new people, and criticised many of Sharad's decisions, including the formation of a government with the Shiv Sena instead of the BJP in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-06 |title=From Ajit Pawar's speech: 'Stuck at DyCM, I also wish to lead state' to Sharad Pawar 'talking to BJP' several times |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/ajit-pawar-speech-stuck-dy-cm-sharad-pawar-bjp-sharad-pawar-8791343/ |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=9 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709121856/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/ajit-pawar-speech-stuck-dy-cm-sharad-pawar-bjp-sharad-pawar-8791343/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-|Active in Politics.
+On 7 February 2024, [[Election Commission of India|The Election Commission Of India (ECI)]] awarded the party name and symbol to the faction headed by Ajit Pawar. The faction led by Sharad Pawar will be henceforth known as Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Chandra Pawar).<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date= |title=Sharad Pawar faction gets new name day after Ajit camp declared 'real' NCP |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nationalist-congress-party-sharadchandra-pawar-ncp-9149260/ |work=Express News service |location=New Delhi |access-date=2024-02-07 |archive-date=7 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207184025/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nationalist-congress-party-sharadchandra-pawar-ncp-9149260/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-|-
+==National President List==
-|2.
-| '''[[Ajit Pawar]]'''
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
-|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.
-|Active in Politics.
-|-
-|3.
-|'''[[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.]]
-|Active in Politics.
-|-
-|4.
-|'''[[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.]]
-|Active in Politics.
-|-
-|5.
-|'''[[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]]'''
-|[[Member of the Lok Sabha]] from [[Baramati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Baramati]].
-|Active in Politics.
-|-
-|7.
-|'''[[Jitendra Awhad]]'''
-|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<br>2.) [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra.]]
-|Active in Politics.
-|-
-|7.
-|'''[[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.]]
-|Active in Politics.
-|-
-|8.
-|'''[[Sunil Tatkare]]'''
-|[[Member of the Lok Sabha]] from [[Raigad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raigad]].
-|Active in Politics.
-|-
-|9.
-|'''[[Amol Kolhe]]'''
-|[[Member of the Lok Sabha]] from [[Shirur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Shirur]].
-|Active in Politics.
-|-
-|10.
-|'''[[Mohammed Faizal P. P.]]'''
-|Member of the Lok Sabha from [[Lakshadweep (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lakshadweep]].
-|Active in Politics.
-|-
-|11.
-|'''[[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]].
-|Active in Politics.
-|-
-|12.
-|'''[[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.]]
-|Active in Politics.
-|-
-|13.
-|'''[[R.R. Patil]]'''
-|[[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.]]
-|Died in 2015.
-|-
-|14.
-|'''[[Dilip Walse-Patil]]'''
-|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<br>2.) [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra.]]
-|Active in Politics.
-|-
-|15.
-|'''[[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]]
-|Active in Politics.
-|-
-|16.
-|'''[[Thomas Chandy]]'''
-|[[Pinarayi Vijayan ministry|Former Transport Minister<br>Government of Kerala]].
-|Died on 20 December 2019.
-|-
-|17.
-|'''[[D. P. Tripathi]]'''
-|[[Member of the Rajya Sabha|Former Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]].
-|Died on 2 January 2020.
-|-
-|18.
-|'''[[Reshma Patel]]'''
-|General Secretary of Gujarat state Nationalist Congress Party.
-|Active in Gujarat Politics.
-|-
-|19.
-|'''[[Kandhal Jadeja]]'''
-|[[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.]]
-|Active in Gujarat Politics.
-|-
-|20.
-|'''[[Dheeraj Sharma (politician)|Dheeraj Sharma]]'''
-|National President of the National Student and Congress.
-|Active in Politics.
 |-
-|21.
+! scope="col" | S. No.
-|'''[[Anil Deshmukh]]'''
+! Portrait
-|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.]]<br>2.) [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Minister for Home Affairs<br>Government of Maharashtra]].
+! Name
-|Active in Politics.
+! Term start
+! Term end
+! class="unsortable" | Tenure
 |-
-|22.
+! scope="row" | 1
-|'''[[Babajani Durani]]'''
+| [[File:Sharad Pawar addressing the National Conference on Cooperatives for the celebration of International Year of Cooperatives, 2012, in New Delhi on May 15, 2012 (cropped).jpg|frameless|100px]]
-|[[Maharashtra Legislative Council|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.]]
+| [[Sharad Pawar]]
-|Active in Politics.
+| 10 June 1999
+| 2 July 2023
+| {{Ayd|10 June 1999|2 July 2023}}
 |-
-|23.
+! scope="row" | 2
-|'''[[Hasan Mushrif]]'''
+| [[File:Shri Ajit Anantrao Pawar.jpg|frameless|100px]]
-|1.) [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.]]<br>2.) Former Minister, [[Government of Maharashtra]].
+| [[Ajit Pawar]]
-|Active in Politics.
+| 30 June 2023
+| 28 January 2026
+| {{Ayd|30 June 2023|28 January 2026}}
 |-
-|24.
+! scope="row" | ''(Acting)''
-|'''[[Shriniwas Patil]]'''
+| [[File:Praful Patel addressing at the presentation ceremony of the MoU Excellence Awards & SCOPE Excellence Awards for the year 2009-10, in New Delhi on January 31, 2012.jpg|frameless|100px]]
-|1.) [[Governor of Sikkim|Former Governor of Sikkim.]]<br>2.) [[Member of the Lok Sabha]] from [[Satara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Satara]].
+| [[Praful Patel]]
-|Active in Politics.
+| 28 January 2026
+| 26 February 2026
+| {{Ayd|28 January 2026|26 February 2026}}
 |-
-|25.
+! scope="row" | 3
-|'''[[P. C. Chacko]]'''
+| [[File:President of India, Pratibha Patil (left) with Sunetra Ajitdada Pawar (right) at Rashtrapati Bhavan (cropped).jpg|100px|frameless]]
-|1.)  Former Member of the Lok Sabha from Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency).
+| [[Sunetra Pawar]]
-|Active in  Politics.
+| 26 February 2026
+| ''Incumbent''
+| {{Ayd|26 February 2026}}
 |-
 |}
+==All State Presidents==
+===Maharashtra Presidents list===
+===Arunachal Pradesh Presidents list===
+== 2024 Maharashtra polls ==
+NCP contested under the [[Maha Yuti]] alliance and won 41 seats of the 50 it contested as part of the alliance. Maha Yuti won 235 out of 280 seats. [[Ajit Pawar]] became deputy chief minister under [[Devendra Fadnavis]]
+==Party symbol, flag and color==
+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 |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=live }}</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|access-date=3 April 2017|archive-date=20 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320092304/https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/nationalist-congress-party.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+==Controversies and criticism==
+The Nationalist Congress Party has been extensively criticized for several reasons such as political corruption, insensitive comments, links to the underworld, and moral policing.
+NCP leader [[Sharad Pawar]] was accused of having links to the underworld. This was revealed by former Supreme Court lawyer [[Ram Jethmalani]], who had confirmed that after the [[1993 Bombay bombings|March 1993 bombings in Bombay]], [[Dawood Ibrahim]] had called him from [[London]], saying that he was prepared to come to India and stand trial, on the condition that he should not be subjected to any [[Third-degree methods|third degree]] treatment from the police.<ref name="algebra">{{cite web |title=The legend of Ram&nbsp;– a conversation with Ram Jethmalani |url=http://www.algebratheclub.com/event/the-legend-of-ram/ |website=Algebra talks |publisher=Algebra |access-date=13 June 2018 |archive-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613111832/http://www.algebratheclub.com/event/the-legend-of-ram/ |url-status=live }}</ref> When Jethmalani had conveyed this to [[Sharad Pawar]], the political leaders in power did not agree to this proposal. As per Jethmalani, their refusal to allow Dawood's return was due to their fears that he would expose their secrets.<ref name="it">{{cite magazine |title=Ram Jethmalani, Sharad Pawar spar over Dawood Ibrahim |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/dawood-ibrahim-surrender-ram-jethmalani-sharad-pawar-spar-280635-2015-07-04 |access-date=13 June 2018 |magazine=India Today |date=4 July 2015 |archive-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613111751/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/dawood-ibrahim-surrender-ram-jethmalani-sharad-pawar-spar-280635-2015-07-04 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sharad Pawar: Jethmalani's proposal on Dawood Ibrahim was conditional |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/ram-jethmalanis-proposal-on-dawood-was-conditional-sharad-pawar/ |access-date=13 June 2018 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |archive-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613184312/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/ram-jethmalanis-proposal-on-dawood-was-conditional-sharad-pawar/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+In May 2005, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) workers stormed a pub in [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], broke window panes, damaged furniture, and thrashed visitors. The move came days after [[Pune Police]] had forced five pubs to shut before the closing time of 12:30 am.<ref name=PuneNightLife>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/70139/ |title=Moral police hit Pune nightlife |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=11 May 2011 |access-date=8 December 2014}}</ref>
+On 29 November 2008, in the aftermath of the [[2008 Mumbai attacks|terrorist attack in Mumbai]], NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister [[R.R. Patil]] was forced to resign after making insensitive comments after the attack. He was quoted as saying, "They (the terrorists) came to kill 5,000 people but we ensured minimal damage".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.merinews.com/article/minister-paid-dearly-for-the-small-incident-remark/151221.shtml|author=Damini Berry|title=Minister paid dearly for the 'small incident' remark|website=Merinews|date=2 December 2008|access-date=18 July 2018|archive-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821191755/http://www.merinews.com/article/minister-paid-dearly-for-the-small-incident-remark/151221.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> When asked at a press conference whether the terror strike was an intelligence failure Patil said, "It is not like that. In big cities like this, incidents like this do happen. It's is not a total failure."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/rr-patil-has-a-language-problem-calls-attack-small-302964.html|title=RR Patil has a language problem, calls attack small|publisher=[[News18 India]]|date=29 November 2008|access-date=18 July 2018}}</ref>
+On 7 April 2013, NCP leader [[Ajit Pawar]]'s statement at a speech in [[Indapur]] sparked controversy due to its alleged callousness. In response to a 55-day fast by activists protesting the Maharashtra governments inability to provide water during a drought, he asked whether he should "urinate into [the dam]" to make up for the lack of water in it. After a public outcry against his statement, he publicly apologized, saying that the comment was the "biggest mistake of [his] life".<ref>{{cite news |date=8 April 2013 |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-08/india/38372423_1_ajit-pawar-crass-humour-deputy-cm |title=Ajit Pawar apologizes again, says 'this is biggest mistake of my life' |access-date=9 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601065447/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-08/india/38372423_1_ajit-pawar-crass-humour-deputy-cm |archive-date=1 June 2013 |url-status=dead |work=[[The Times of India]] |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
+In 2021, Senior Inspector [[Sachin Vaze]], an encounter specialist, was arrested for his involvement in the [[Antilia bomb scare]]. Through an investigation, Vaze revealed that he was acting at the behest of [[Anil Deshmukh]], who was then minister of Home Affairs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/anil-deshmukh-minister-in-eye-of-storm-7237706/|title=Anil Deshmukh: Rise and slow eclipse of leader who helmed ministry in many a govt|date=21 March 2021|access-date=11 February 2024|archive-date=22 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122234805/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/anil-deshmukh-minister-in-eye-of-storm-7237706/|url-status=live}}</ref> Vaze and Deshmukh were also involved in collecting extortion money in December 2020 from members of the Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/sharad-pawar-to-meet-uddhav-thackeray-decision-on-anil-deshmukh-today-23164814|title=Sharad Pawar to meet Uddhav Thackeray, decision on Anil Deshmukh today|date=22 March 2021|website=Mid-day}}</ref> Deshmukh was also under investigation by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] and [[Enforcement Directorate]] for money laundering, following accusations made by the former Mumbai [[Police commissioner]] [[Param Bir Singh]].<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2021-08-29|title=Deshmukh case: ED summons Maha minister Anil Parab in money laundering case|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/deshmukh-case-ed-summons-maha-minister-anil-parab-in-money-laundering-case-121082900686_1.html|access-date=2021-09-23|archive-date=9 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409203951/https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/deshmukh-case-ed-summons-maha-minister-anil-parab-in-money-laundering-case-121082900686_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+On 23 February 2022, NCP President and leader [[Nawab Malik]] was arrested by the [[Enforcement Directorate]] in a money laundering case and his alleged links with underworld don [[Dawood Ibrahim]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Joshi|first=Neha|date=23 February 2022|title=Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik remanded to 8-day ED custody in Dawood Ibrahim money laundering case|work=[[Bar and Bench]]|url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/maharashtra-minister-nawab-malik-remanded-8-day-ed-custody-dawood-ibrahim-money-laundering-case|access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Mishra|first=Sohit Rakesh|date=23 February 2022|title=Minister Nawab Malik Arrested, Maharashtra Government Says "Won't Sack Him"|work=[[NDTV]]|editor-last=Kumar|editor-first=Akhil|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/nawab-malik-maharashtra-minister-and-ncp-leader-arrested-in-connection-with-money-laundering-case-after-questioning-today-2784486|access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> He was charged and placed under arrest under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after several hours of grilling.
+On 14 May 2022, Marathi television actress Ketaki Chitale was arrested by [[Mumbai Police]] for allegedly sharing an objectionable post about Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/who-is-ketaki-chitale-marathi-actor-arrested-sharad-pawar-derogatory-post-7917548/|title= Who is Ketaki Chitale? The Marathi actor arrested for posting derogatory remarks against Sharad Pawar|date= 14 May 2022}}</ref> At the time of her arrest, NCP workers mobbed and attacked her and the officers who had arrested her. Chitale, who was molested, and her modesty was outraged by the NCP workers, and was later granted bail, was booked under IPC sections 500 (defamation), 501 (printing or engraving defamatory matter) and 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) of the Indian Penal Code.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ketaki-chitale-actor-to-ndtv-on-free-speech-22-cases-for-just-1-post-3124508#:~:text=Actor%20Ketaki%20Chitale%2C%20who%20was,uploading%20it%20on%20her%20profile.|title= "Pawar Is Not A Religion": Actor Ketaki Chitale Who Was Jailed For Post|access-date= 11 February 2024|archive-date= 9 April 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240409172105/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ketaki-chitale-actor-to-ndtv-on-free-speech-22-cases-for-just-1-post-3124508#:~:text=Actor%20Ketaki%20Chitale%2C%20who%20was,uploading%20it%20on%20her%20profile.|url-status= live}}</ref>
 ==Electoral performance==
-===Lok Sabha elections===
+===General elections===
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
+|- style="
-|- style="background:#00f;"
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:" | Year
-! Lok Sabha term
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:" | Lok Sabha
-! Indian<br />general election
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:" | Seats<br />contested
-! Seats<br />contested
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:" | Seats won
-! Seats<br />won
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:" | +/-
-!+/-
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:" | Votes polled
-! Votes polled
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:" | % of<br /> votes
-! % of<br /> votes
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:" | State (seats)
-! State (seats)
-! Reference
 |-
+| [[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
 | [[13th Lok Sabha]]
-| [[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
+| 32
-| 132
+|{{Composition bar|8|543|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
-| 8
+| {{Increase}}8
-| + 8
+| 8,260,311
-| 82,60,311
+| 2.27%
-| 2.27
 |
 *Maharashtra (6)
 *Manipur (1)
 *Meghalaya (1)
-|
 |-
+| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
 | [[14th Lok Sabha]]
-| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
 | 32
-| 9
+|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
-| + 1
+| {{Increase}}1
-| 70,23,175
+| 7,023,175
-| 1.80
+| 1.80%
 |
 *Maharashtra (9)
-|
 |-
+| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
 | [[15th Lok Sabha]]
-| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
 | 68
-| 9
+|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
-| ---
+| {{Steady}}
-| 85,21,502
+| 8,521,502
-| 1.19
+| 1.19%
 |
 *Maharashtra (8)
 *Meghalaya (1)
-|
 |-
+| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
 | [[16th Lok Sabha]]
-| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
 | 36
-| 6
+|{{Composition bar|6|543|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
-| - 3
+| {{Decrease}}3
-| 86,35,558
+| 8,635,558
-| 1.56
+| 1.56%
 |
 *Maharashtra (4)
 *Bihar (1)
 *Lakshadweep(1)
-|
 |-
+| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
 | [[17th Lok Sabha]]
-| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
 | 35
-| 5
+|{{Composition bar|5|543|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
-| - 1
+| {{Decrease}}1
-| 84,83,632
+| 8,483,632
-|1.39
+|1.39%
 |
 *Maharashtra (4)
 *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>
+|-
+| [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
+| [[18th Lok Sabha]]
+| 4
+|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
+| ''party split''
+| 2059179
+| 0.34
+|
+*Maharashtra (1)
 |}
-=== Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha elections ===
+=== State Legislative Assembly elections ===
-==== Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha ====
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 |-
-! Vidhan Sabha term
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:" | Year
-! Maharashtra<br />general election
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:" | Vidhan Sabha term
-! Seats<br />contested
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:" | Seats<br />contested
-! Seats<br />won
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:" | Votes polled
-! Votes polled
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:" | +/-
-! % of<br /> votes
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:" | Seats<br />won
-! % of votes in<br />seats contested
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:" | % of<br /> votes
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+!colspan=9|[[Goa Legislative Assembly]]
+|-
+| [[2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election|2017]]
+|
+| 10
+|20,916
+|{{Increase}} 1
+|{{Composition bar|1|40|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
+|2.28%
 |-
+| [[2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election|2022]]
+|
+| 13
+| 10,846
+| {{Decrease}}1
+|{{Composition bar|0|40|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
+| {{Decrease}} 1.1%
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+!colspan=9|[[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
+|-
+| [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2017]]
+|
+| 182
+| 1,84,815
+|{{Decrease}} 1
+|{{Composition bar|1|182|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
+| 0.62%
+|-
+| [[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2022]]
+|
+| 2
+| 76,949
+|{{Decrease}} 1
+|{{Composition bar|0|182|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
+| {{Decrease}}0.36%
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+!colspan=9|[[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]
+|-
+| [[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
+|
+| 7
+| 63,320
+|{{Increase}} 1
+|{{Composition bar|1|81|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
+| 0.42%
+|-
+| [[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
+|
+| 24
+| 17,846
+|{{Decrease}} 1
+|{{Composition bar|0|81|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=0}}
+| 0.10%
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+!colspan=9|[[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
+|-
+| [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
+|
+| 4
+| 2,37,408
+|{{Steady}}
+|{{Composition bar|2|140|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
+| 1.17%
+|-
+|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
+|
+| 3
+| 2,06,130
+|{{Steady}}
+|{{Composition bar|2|140|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
+|0.99%
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+!colspan=9|[[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
+|-
+| [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
 | 10th Vidhan Sabha
-| 1999
 | 223
-| 58
 | 74,25,427
-| 22.60
+|{{Increase}}58
-| 29.19
+|{{Composition bar|58|288|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
+| 22.60%
 |-
+| [[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
 | 11th Vidhan Sabha
-| 2004
 | 124
-| 71
 | 78,41,962
-| 18.75
+|{{Increase}}13
-| 42.72
+|{{Composition bar|71|288|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
+| 18.75%
 |-
+| [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
 | 12th Vidhan Sabha
-| 2009
 | 113
-| 62
 | 74,20,212
-| 16.37
+|{{Decrease}}9
-| 40.27
+|{{Composition bar|62|288|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
+| 16.37%
 |-
+| [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
 | 13th Vidhan Sabha
-| 2014
 | 278
-| 41
 | 91,22,285
-| 17.24
+|{{Decrease}}21
-| 17.96
+|{{Composition bar|41|288|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
+| 17.24%
 |-
+| [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
 | 14th Vidhan Sabha
-| 2019
 | 125
-| 54
+| 92,16,919
-| 92,16,911
+|{{Increase}}13
-| 16.9
+|{{Composition bar|54|288|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
+| 16.71%
+|-
+|[[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
+| 15th Vidhan Sabha
+| 64
+| 58,16,566
+|''party split''
+|{{Composition bar|41|288|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)}}|background-color=|per=1}}
+|9.01%
+|-
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+!colspan=9|[[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]
+|-
+| [[2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
 |
+| 6
+| 29,287
+|{{Decrease}} 1
+|{{Composition bar|1|60|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
+| 1.83%
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+!colspan=9|[[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
+|-
+|[[2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
+|
+|15
+|63,630
+|{{increase}} 3
+|{{Composition bar|3|60|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
+|10.43%
+|}
+== List of Members of Lok Sabha ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Election Year
+!Portrait
+!MP
+!Constituency
+!State
+|-
+| Colspan = 6; bgcolor = {{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}} |'''{{centre|[[18th Lok Sabha|{{black|18th Lok Sabha}}]]}}'''
+|-
+|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
+|[[File:Sunil Tatkare in 2014.jpg|50px]]
+|[[Sunil Tatkare]]
+|[[Raigad Lok Sabha constituency|Raigad]]
+|[[Maharashtra]]
+|-
+|Colspan = 6, align="center" Style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}};color:black"|'''[[17th Lok Sabha|{{black|17th Lok Sabha}}]]'''
+|-
+| rowspan="4" |[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
+|[[File:Mohammed Faizal P. P.jpg|50px]]
+|[[Mohammed Faizal Padippura]]
+|[[Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency|Lakshadweep]]
+|[[Lakshadweep]]
+|-
+|[[File:Supriya Sule.png|50px]]
+|[[Supriya Sule]]
+|[[Baramati Lok Sabha constituency|Baramati]]
+| rowspan="4" |[[Maharashtra]]
+|-
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Amol Kolhe]]
+|[[Shirur Lok Sabha constituency|Shirur]]
+|-
+|[[File:Udayraje Bhosale.jpg|50px]]
+|[[Udayanraje Bhosale]]
+| rowspan="2" |[[Satara Lok Sabha constituency|Satara]]
+|-
+|[[2019 elections in India|<small>2019<br>By-election</small>]]
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Shriniwas Patil]]
+|-
+|Colspan = 6, align="center" Style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}};color:black"|'''[[16th Lok Sabha|{{black|16th Lok Sabha}}]]'''
+|-
+| rowspan="6" |[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
+|[[File:Tariq Anwar assuming office as Minister of State for Agriculture in 2012 (cropped).jpg|50px]]
+|[[Tariq Anwar (politician)|Tariq Anwar]]
+|[[Katihar Lok Sabha constituency|Katihar]]
+|[[Bihar]]
+|-
+|[[File:Mohammed Faizal P. P.jpg|50px]]
+|[[Mohammed Faizal Padippura]]
+|[[Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency|Lakshadweep]]
+|[[Lakshadweep]]
+|-
+|[[File:Supriya Sule.png|50px]]
+|[[Supriya Sule]]
+|[[Baramati Lok Sabha constituency|Baramati]]
+|rowspan="5"|[[Maharashtra]]
+|-
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Dhananjay Mahadik]]
+|[[Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency|Kolhapur]]
+|-
+|[[File:Udayraje Bhosale.jpg|50px]]
+|[[Udayanraje Bhosale]]
+|[[Satara Lok Sabha constituency|Satara]]
+|-
+|[[File:Vijaysinh Mohite Patil 2014-05-19 00-16.jpg|50px]]
+|[[Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil]]
+|[[Madha Lok Sabha constituency|Madha]]
+|-
+|<small>2018<br>By-Election</small>
+||[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Madhukar Kukde]]
+|[[Bhandara–Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency|Bhandara–Gondiya]]
+|-
+|Colspan = 6, align="center" Style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}};color:black"|'''[[15th Lok Sabha|{{black|15th Lok Sabha}}]]'''
+|-
+| rowspan="9" |[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
+|[[File:Praful Patel addressing at the presentation ceremony of the MoU Excellence Awards & SCOPE Excellence Awards for the year 2009-10, in New Delhi on January 31, 2012.jpg|50px]]
+|[[Praful Patel]]
+|[[Bhandara–Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency|Bhandara–Gondiya]]
+|rowspan="8"|[[Maharashtra]]
+|-
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Sameer Bhujbal]]
+|[[Nashik Lok Sabha constituency|Nashik]]
+|-
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Sanjeev Naik]]
+|[[Thane Lok Sabha constituency|Thane]]
+|-
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Sanjay Dina Patil]]
+|[[Mumbai North East Lok Sabha constituency|Mumbai North East]]
+|-
+|[[File:Supriya Sule.png|50px]]
+|[[Supriya Sule]]
+|[[Baramati Lok Sabha constituency|Baramati]]
+|-
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Padamsinh Bajirao Patil]]
+|[[Osmanabad Lok Sabha constituency|Osmanabad]]
+|-
+|[[File:Sharad Pawar addressing the National Conference on Cooperatives for the celebration of International Year of Cooperatives, 2012, in New Delhi on May 15, 2012 (cropped).jpg|50px]]
+|[[Sharad Pawar]]
+|[[Madha Lok Sabha constituency|Madha]]
+|-
+|[[File:Udayraje Bhosale.jpg|50px]]
+|[[Udayanraje Bhosale]]
+|[[Satara Lok Sabha constituency|Satara]]
+|-
+|[[File:Agatha Sangma, 2009 (cropped).jpg|50px]]
+|[[Agatha K Sangma]]
+|[[Tura Lok Sabha constituency|Tura (ST)]]
+|[[Meghalaya]]
+|-
+|Colspan = 6, align="center" Style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}};color:black"|'''[[14th Lok Sabha|{{black|14th Lok Sabha}}]]'''
+|-
+| rowspan="10" |[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Devidas Anandrao Pingale]]
+|[[Nashik Lok Sabha constituency|Nashik]]
+|rowspan="10|[[Maharashtra]]
+|-
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Vasantrao More|Adv. Vasantrao J More]]<br><small>''(Elected on 12.4.2007)''</small>
+|[[Erandol Lok Sabha constituency|Erandol]]
+|-
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Suryakanta Patil]]
+|[[Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency|Hingoli]]
+|-
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil]]
+|[[Beed Lok Sabha constituency|Beed]]
+|-
+|[[File:Gadakh Tukaram Gangadhar.jpg|50px]]
+|[[Tukaram Gangadhar Gadakh]]
+|[[Ahmednagar Lok Sabha constituency|Ahmednagar]]
+|-
+|[[File:Sharad Pawar addressing the National Conference on Cooperatives for the celebration of International Year of Cooperatives, 2012, in New Delhi on May 15, 2012 (cropped).jpg|50px]]
+|[[Sharad Pawar]]
+|[[Baramati Lok Sabha constituency|Baramati]]
+|-
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Laxmanrao Pandurang Jadhav (Patil)]]
+|[[Satara Lok Sabha constituency|Satara]]
+|-
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil]]
+|[[Karad Lok Sabha constituency|Karad]]
+|-
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Nivedita Sambhajirao Mane]]
+|[[Ichalkaranji Lok Sabha constituency|Ichalkaranji]]
+|-
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik]]
+|[[Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency|Kolhapur]]
+|-
+|<small>Elected on<br>19.02.2006<br>Resigned in<br>March 2008</small>
+|[[File:P. A. Sangma official portrait.jpg|50px]]
+|[[P. A. Sangma]]
+|rowspan="2"|[[Tura Lok Sabha constituency|Tura]]
+|rowspan="2"|[[Meghalaya]]
+|-
+|<small>Elected in<br>May 2008</small>
+|[[File:Agatha Sangma, 2009 (cropped).jpg|50px]]
+|[[Agatha Sangma]]
+|-
+|Colspan = 6, align="center" Style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}};color:black"|'''[[13th Lok Sabha|{{black|13th Lok Sabha}}]]'''
+|-
+| rowspan="8" |[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Ashok Mohol|Ashok Namdeorao Mohol]]
+|[[Khed Lok Sabha constituency|Khed]]
+|rowspan="6"|[[Maharashtra]]
+|-
+|[[File:Sharad Pawar addressing the National Conference on Cooperatives for the celebration of International Year of Cooperatives, 2012, in New Delhi on May 15, 2012 (cropped).jpg|50px]]
+|[[Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar]]
+|[[Baramati Lok Sabha constituency|Baramati]]
+|-
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Laxmanrao Pandurang Jadhav (Patil)]]
+|[[Satara Lok Sabha constituency|Satara]]
+|-
+|[[File:Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil.jpg|50px]]
+|[[Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil]]
+|[[Karad Lok Sabha constituency|Karad]]
+|-
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Nivedita Sambhajirao Mane]]
+|[[Ichalkaranji Lok Sabha constituency|Ichalkaranji]]
+|-
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik]]
+|[[Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency|Kolhapur]]
+|-
+|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
+|[[Holkhomang Haokip]]
+|[[Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency|Outer Manipur (ST)]]
+|[[Manipur]]
 |-
+|[[File:P. A. Sangma official portrait.jpg|50px]]
+|[[P. A. Sangma|Purano Agitok Sangma]]
+|[[Tura Lok Sabha constituency|Tura]]
+|[[Meghalaya]]
 |}
-== List of Rajya Sabha members ==
+== List of Rajya Sabha Members ==
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
-!No
+|-
-! style="width:200px" |Name
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}; color:" | No.
-!Date of
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}; color:" | Name
-Appointment
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}; color:" | Date of Appointment
-!Date of
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}; color:" | Date of Retirement
-Retirement
+! style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023)}}; color:" | Duration
 |-
 !1
+|[[Nitin Patil]]
+|27-Aug-2024
+|Incumbent
+|
+|-
+!2
+|[[Sunetra Pawar]]
+|18-Jun-2024
+|30-Jan-2026
+|
+|-
+! rowspan="3" |3
+| rowspan="3" |[[Praful Patel]]
+|21-Jun-2024
+|Incumbent
+|
+|-
+|05-Jul-2022
+|27-Feb-2024
+| rowspan="2" |
+|-
+|
+|
+|-
+!4
+|[[Tariq Anwar (politician)|Tariq Anwar]]
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+!5
+|[[Thomas A. Sangma]]
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+!6
+|[[Robert Kharshiing]]
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+!7
+|[[Majeed Memon]]
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+!8
+|[[Vandana Chavan]]
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+!9
 |[[Sharad Pawar]]
-|03-Apr-2020
+|
-|02-Apr-2026
+|
+|
+|-
+!10
+|[[Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil]]
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+|}
+== List of State Ministers ==
+=== List of Deputy Chief Ministers ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! colspan="8" |List of [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra]]
+|-
+!Nos.
+!Portrait
+!Chief Minister
+!Term starts
+!Term ends
+! colspan="2" |Duration
+!Ministry
+|-
+| rowspan="4" |'''1.'''
+| rowspan="4" |[[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
+|[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
+| rowspan="2" |18-October-1999
+| rowspan="2" |23-December-2003
+| rowspan="2" |'''4 years 66 days'''
+| rowspan="4" |'''6 years 39 days'''
+|[[First Deshmukh ministry]]
+|-
+|[[Sushilkumar Shinde]]
+|[[Sushilkumar Shinde ministry]]
+|-
+| rowspan="2" |[[Ashok Chavan]]
+|8-December-2008
+|7-November-2009
+| rowspan="2" |'''1 year 338 days'''
+|[[First Ashok Chavan ministry]]
+|-
+|7-November-2009
+|11-November-2010
+|[[Second Ashok Chavan ministry]]
+|-
+|'''2.'''
+|[[Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil]]
+|[[Sushilkumar Shinde]]
+|25-December-2003
+|1-November-2004
+| colspan="2" |'''312 days'''
+|[[Sushilkumar Shinde ministry]]
+|-
+|'''3.'''
+|[[R. R. Patil]]
+|[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
+|1-November-2004
+|9-December-2008
+| colspan="2" |'''4 years 37 days'''
+|[[Second Deshmukh ministry]]
+|-
+| rowspan="6" |'''4.'''
+| rowspan="6" |[[Ajit Pawar]]
+| rowspan="2" |[[Prithviraj Chavan]]
+|11-November-2010
+|25-September- 2012
+|'''1 year 319 days'''
+| rowspan="6" |'''8 years 202 days'''
+| rowspan="2" |[[Prithviraj Chavan ministry]]
+|-
+|7-December-2012
+|28-September-2014
+|'''1 year 219 days'''
+|-
+|[[Devendra Fadnavis]]
+|23-November-2019
+|26-November-2019
+|'''3 days'''
+|[[Second Fadnavis ministry]]
+|-
+|[[Uddhav Thackeray]]
+|30-December-2019
+|29-June-2022
+|'''2 years 181 days'''
+|[[Thackeray ministry]]
+|-
+|[[Eknath Shinde]]
+|2-July-2023
+|5-December-2024
+|'''1 year 156 days'''
+|[[Eknath Shinde ministry]]
+|-
+|rowspan=2|[[Devendra Fadnavis]]
+|5-December-2024
+|28-January-2026  (died in office)
+|'''{{ayd|2024|12|5|2026|1|28}}'''
+|[[Third Fadnavis ministry]]
+|-
+|'''5.'''
+|[[Sunetra Pawar]]
+|31-January-2026
+|
+|'''{{ayd|2026|1|31}}'''
+|
+|[[Third Fadnavis ministry]]
+|}
+=== List of Ministers under [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]] ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! colspan="3" |List of NCP Ministers in [[First Deshmukh ministry]](18-Oct-1999-16-January-2003)
+|-
+!Nos.
+!Ministers
+!CM
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Deputy Chief Minister'''
+| rowspan="26" |[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
+|-
+|'''1.'''
+|[[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
+|-
+| colspan="2" |           '''Cabinet Minister'''
+|-
+|'''2.'''
+|[[Padamsinh Bajirao Patil]]
+|-
+|'''3.'''
+|[[Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil]]
+|-
+|'''4.'''
+|[[Madhukar Pichad]]
+|-
+|'''5.'''
+|[[Ajit Pawar]]
+|-
+|'''6.'''
+|[[Vikramsinh Patankar]]
+|-
+|'''7.'''
+|[[Datta Meghe]]
+|-
+|'''8.'''
+|[[Vasant Chavan]]
+|-
+|'''9.'''
+|[[Digvijay Khanvilkar]]
+|-
+|'''10.'''
+|[[R. R. Patil]]
+|-
+|'''11.'''
+|[[Dilip Walse Patil]]
+|-
+|'''12.'''
+|[[Jayant Patil]]
+|-
+| colspan="2" |     '''Minister of State(MoS)'''
+|-
+|'''13.'''
+|[[Arjun Tulshiram Pawar]]
+|-
+|'''14.'''
+|[[Laxam Dhoble]]
+|-
+|'''15.'''
+|[[Babasaheb Kupekar]]
+|-
+|'''16.'''
+|[[Anil Deshmukh]]
+|-
+|'''17.'''
+|[[Jaydattaji Kshirsagar]]
+|-
+|'''18.'''
+|[[Hemant Deshmukh]]
+|-
+|'''19.'''
+|[[Vimal Mundada]]
+|-
+|'''20.'''
+|[[Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar]]
+|-
+|'''21.'''
+|[[Sunil Tatkare]]
+|-
+|'''22.'''
+|[[Subhash Thakre]]
+|-
+|'''23.'''
+|[[N. P. Hirani]]
+|}
+=== List of Ministers under [[Sushilkumar Shinde]] ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! colspan="3" |List of NCP Ministers in [[Sushilkumar Shinde ministry]](18-January-2003-1-November-2004)
+|-
+!Nos.
+!Ministers
+!CM
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Deputy Chief Minister'''
+| rowspan="10" |[[Sushilkumar Shinde]]
+|-
+|'''1.'''
+|[[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
+|-
+|'''2.'''
+|[[Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil]]
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Cabinet Minister'''
+|-
+|'''3.'''
+|[[Padamsinh Bajirao Patil]]
+|-
+|'''4.'''
+|[[Ajit Pawar]]
+|-
+|'''5.'''
+|[[Vikramsinh Patankar]]
+|-
+|'''6.'''
+|[[Vasant Chavan]]
+|-
+|'''7.'''
+|[[R. R. Patil]]
+|-
+|'''8.'''
+|[[Jayant Patil]]
+|}
+=== List of Ministers under [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]] ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! colspan="3" |List of NCP Ministers in [[Second Deshmukh ministry]](1-November-2004-10-December-2008)
+|-
+!Nos.
+!Ministers
+!CM
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Deputy Chief Minister'''
+| rowspan="18" |[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
+|-
+|'''1.'''
+|[[R. R. Patil]]
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Cabinet Minister'''
+|-
+|'''2.'''
+|[[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
+|-
+|'''3.'''
+|[[Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil]]
+|-
+|'''4.'''
+|[[Ajit Pawar]]
+|-
+|'''5.'''
+|[[Dilip Walse Patil]]
+|-
+|'''6.'''
+|[[Jayant Patil]]
+|-
+|'''7.'''
+|[[Ganesh Naik]]
+|-
+|'''8.'''
+|[[Suresh Jain]]
+|-
+|'''9.'''
+|[[Nawab Malik]]
+|-
+|'''10.'''
+|[[Manohar Naik]]
+|-
+|'''11.'''
+|[[Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit]]
+|-
+|'''12.'''
+|[[Babanrao Pachpute]]
+|-
+|'''13.'''
+|[[Anil Deshmukh]]
+|-
+|'''14.'''
+|[[Vimal Mundada]]
+|-
+|'''15.'''
+|[[Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar]]
+|-
+|'''16.'''
+|[[Sunil Tatkare]]
+|}
+=== List of Ministers under [[Ashok Chavan]] ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! colspan="3" |List of NCP Ministers in [[First Ashok Chavan ministry]](1-November-2009-10-December-2008)
+|-
+!Nos.
+!Ministers
+!CM
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Deputy Chief Minister'''
+| rowspan="16" |[[Ashok Chavan]]
+|-
+|'''1.'''
+|[[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Cabinet Minister'''
+|-
+|'''2.'''
+|[[Ajit Pawar]]
+|-
+|'''3.'''
+|[[R. R. Patil]]
+|-
+|'''4.'''
+|[[Dilip Walse Patil]]
+|-
+|'''5.'''
+|[[Jayant Patil]]
+|-
+|'''6.'''
+|[[Ganesh Naik]]
+|-
+|'''7.'''
+|[[Ramesh Bang]]
+|-
+|'''8.'''
+|[[Nawab Malik]]
+|-
+|'''9.'''
+|[[Manohar Naik]]
+|-
+|'''10.'''
+|[[Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit]]
+|-
+|'''11.'''
+|[[Babanrao Pachpute]]
+|-
+|'''12.'''
+|[[Vimal Mundada]]
+|-
+|'''13.'''
+|[[Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar]]
+|-
+|'''14.'''
+|[[Sunil Tatkare]]
+|-
+|'''15.'''
+|[[Rajendra Shingne]]
+|
+|-
+|'''16.'''
+|[[Rajesh Tope (politician)|Rajesh Tope]]
+|
+|}
+{| class="wikitable"
+! colspan="3" |List of NCP Ministers in [[Second Ashok Chavan ministry]](1-November-2004-10-December-2008)
+|-
+!Nos.
+!Ministers
+!CM
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Deputy Chief Minister'''
+| rowspan="16" |[[Ashok Chavan]]
+|-
+|'''1.'''
+|[[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Cabinet Minister'''
+|-
+|'''2.'''
+|[[R. R. Patil]]
+|-
+|'''3.'''
+|[[Jayant Patil]]
+|-
+|'''4.'''
+|[[Ganesh Naik]]
+|-
+|'''5.'''
+|[[Ajit Pawar]]
+|-
+|'''6.'''
+|[[Anil Deshmukh]]
+|-
+|'''7.'''
+|[[Sunil Tatkare]]
+|-
+|'''8.'''
+|[[Laxmanrao Dhobale]]
+|-
+|'''9.'''
+|[[Jaydattaji Kshirsagar]]
+|-
+|'''10.'''
+|[[Manohar Naik]]
+|-
+|'''11.'''
+|[[Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit]]
+|-
+|'''12.'''
+|[[Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar]]
+|-
+|'''13.'''
+|[[Babanrao Pachpute]]
+|-
+|'''14.'''
+|[[Rajesh Tope (politician)|Rajesh Tope]]
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Minister of State(MoS)'''
+|
+|-
+|'''15.'''
+|[[Bhaskar Jadhav]]
+|
+|-
+|'''16.'''
+|[[Prakashdada Solanke]]
+|
+|-
+|'''17.'''
+|[[Sachin Ahir]]
+|
+|-
+|'''18.'''
+|[[Fouzia Khan]]
+|
+|-
+|'''19.'''
+|[[Gulabrao Baburao Deokar]]
+|
+|}
+=== List of Ministers under [[Prithviraj Chavan]] ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! colspan="3" |List of NCP Ministers in [[Prithviraj Chavan ministry]](11-November-2010-16-September-2014)
+|-
+!Nos.
+!Ministers
+!CM
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Deputy Chief Minister'''
+| rowspan="17" |[[Prithviraj Chavan]]
+|-
+|'''1.'''
+|[[Ajit Pawar]]
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Cabinet Minister'''
+|-
+|'''2.'''
+|[[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
+|-
+|'''3.'''
+|[[R. R. Patil]]
+|-
+|'''4.'''
+|[[Sunil Tatkare]]
+|-
+|'''5.'''
+|[[Jayant Patil]]
+|-
+|'''6.'''
+|[[Hasan Mushrif]]
+|-
+|'''7.'''
+|[[Jaydattaji Kshirsagar]]
+|-
+|'''8.'''
+|[[Jitendra Awhad]]
+|-
+|'''9.'''
+|[[Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit]]
+|-
+|'''10.'''
+|[[Anil Deshmukh]]
+|-
+|'''11.'''
+|[[Rajesh Tope (politician)|Rajesh Tope]]
+|-
+|'''12.'''
+|[[Shashikant Shinde]]
+|-
+|'''13.'''
+|[[Babanrao Pachpute]]
+|-
+|'''14.'''
+|[[Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar]]
+|-
+|'''15.'''
+|[[Madhukar Pichad]]
+|-
+|'''16.'''
+|[[Laxman Dhobale]]
+|
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Minister of State(MoS)'''
+|
 |-
-!2
+|'''17.'''
+|[[Uday Samant]]
+|
+|-
+|'''18.'''
+|[[Bhaskar Jadhav]]
+|
+|-
+|'''19.'''
+|[[Prakashdada Solanke]]
+|
+|-
+|'''20.'''
+|[[Sachin Ahir]]
+|
+|-
+|'''21.'''
 |[[Fouzia Khan]]
-|03-Apr-2020
+|
-|02-Apr-2026
 |-
-!3
+|'''22.'''
-|[[Vandana Chavan]]
+|[[Gulabrao Deokar]]
-|03-Apr-2018
+|
-|02-Apr-2024
+|}
+=== List of Ministers under [[Devendra Fadnavis]] ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! colspan="3" |List of NCP Ministers in [[Second Fadnavis ministry]](23-November-2019-28-November-2019)
+|-
+!Nos.
+!Ministers
+!CM
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Deputy Chief Minister'''
+| rowspan="2" |[[Devendra Fadnavis]]
+|-
+|'''1.'''
+|[[Ajit Pawar]]
+|}
+=== List of Ministers under [[Uddhav Thackeray]] ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! colspan="3" |List of NCP Ministers in [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry]](28-November-2019-29-June-2022)
+|-
+!Nos.
+!Ministers
+!CM
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Deputy Chief Minister'''
+| rowspan="19" |[[Uddhav Thackeray]]
+|-
+|'''1.'''
+|[[Ajit Pawar]]
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Cabinet Minister'''
+|-
+|'''2.'''
+|[[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
+|-
+|'''3.'''
+|[[Dilip Walse Patil]]
+|-
+|'''4.'''
+|[[Dhananjay Munde]]
+|-
+|'''5.'''
+|[[Jayant Patil]]
+|-
+|'''8.'''
+|[[Jitendra Awhad]]
+|-
+|'''9.'''
+|[[Nawab Malik]]
+|-
+|'''10.'''
+|[[Anil Deshmukh]]
+|-
+|'''11.'''
+|[[Rajesh Tope (politician)|Rajesh Tope]]
+|-
+|'''12.'''
+|[[Rajendra Shingne]]
+|-
+|'''13.'''
+|[[Shamrao Pandurang Patil]]
+|-
+|'''14.'''
+|[[Hasan Mushrif]]
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Minister of State(MoS)'''
+|-
+|'''15.'''
+|[[Prajakt Tanpure]]
+|-
+|'''16.'''
+|[[Dattatray Vithoba Bharne]]
+|-
+|'''17.'''
+|[[Sanjay Bansode]]
+|-
+|'''18.'''
+|[[Aditi Tatkare]]
+|}
+=== List of Ministers under [[Eknath Shinde]] ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! colspan="3" |List of NCP Ministers in [[Eknath Shinde ministry]](3-July-2023-5-December-2024)
+|-
+!Nos.
+!Ministers
+!CM
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Deputy Chief Minister'''
+| rowspan="11" |[[Eknath Shinde]]
+|-
+|'''1.'''
+|[[Ajit Pawar]]
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Cabinet Minister'''
+|-
+|'''2.'''
+|[[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
+|-
+|'''3.'''
+|[[Dilip Walse Patil]]
+|-
+|'''4.'''
+|[[Dhananjay Munde]]
+|-
+|'''5.'''
+|[[Aditi Tatkare]]
+|-
+|'''6.'''
+|[[Sanjay Bansode]]
+|-
+|'''7.'''
+|[[Dharamrao Baba Atram]]
+|-
+|'''8.'''
+|[[Anil Bhaidas Patil]]
+|-
+|'''9.'''
+|[[Hasan Mushrif]]
+|}
+=== Ministers under [[Devendra Fadnavis]] ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! colspan="3" |List of NCP Ministers in [[Third Fadnavis ministry]](5-December-2024-till date)
+|-
+!Nos.
+!Ministers
+!CM
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Deputy Chief Minister'''
+| rowspan="14" |[[Devendra Fadnavis]]
+|-
+|'''1.'''
+|[[Ajit Pawar]]
+|-
+|'''2.'''
+|[[Sunetra Pawar]]
+|-
+| colspan="2" |'''Cabinet Minister'''
+|-
+|'''3.'''
+|[[Hasan Mushrif]]
+|-
+|'''4.'''
+|[[Chaggan Bhujbal]]
+|-
+|'''5.'''
+|[[Aditi Tatkare]]
+|-
+|'''6.'''
+|[[Babasaheb Patil]]
+|-
+|'''7.'''
+|[[Makrand Jadhav - Patil]]
+|-
+|'''8.'''
+|[[Narhari Zirwal]]
+|-
+|'''9.'''
+|[[Manikrao Kokate]]
+|-
+|'''10.'''
+|[[Dattatray Vithoba Bharne]]
 |-
-!4
+| colspan="2" |'''Minister of State(MoS)'''
-|[[Praful Patel]]
-|05-Jul-2016
-|04-Jul-2022
 |-
+|'''11.'''
+|[[Indranil Naik]]
 |}
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 * [[List of political parties in India]]
-* [[Maharashtra Rashtravadi Congress]]
+* [[Maha Aghadi]]
 * [[Politics of Maharashtra]]
+* [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance]]
+==Notes==
+:1.{{note|a}}[[Praful Patel]],   [[Sunetra Pawar]] and Nitin Patil from [[Rajya Sabha]] and [[Sunil Tatkare]] from [[Lok Sabha]].
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{Reflist|30em}}
 ==External links==
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+* {{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 nationalistcongressparty.com - nationalistcongressparty Resources and Information.])
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+{{National Democratic Alliance}}
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+[[Category:Centrist parties in Asia]]
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+[[Category:Liberal parties in India]]
+[[Category:Liberalism in India]]
+[[Category:Socialist parties in India]]
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+[[Category:Politics of Maharashtra]]
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+[[Category:Member parties of the National Democratic Alliance]]
+[[Category:Political parties in Maharashtra]]