Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar chaired a meeting with top leaders of the party on Monday to discuss the results of the recently held Rajya Sabha elections. The meeting was held at Pawar’s residence at Silver oak in Mumbai. The top NCP leaders Ajit Pawar, Dilip Walse Patil, Jayant Patil, Praful […]
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Maharashtra: Nana Patole accuses NCP of backstabbing Congress with Zila Parishad poll tie-up with BJP
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Wednesday hit out at ally NCP over forging an alliance with the rival BJP for the Gondia Zilla Parishad polls, and accused it of “backstabbing the grand old party”. The Congress state chief also stated that he will discuss the issue with the party […]
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NCP leader Asif Sheikh demands arrest of MNS Chief Raj Thackeray over loudspeaker row
Amid the loudspeaker row in Maharastra, NCP leader Asif Sheikh demands the arrest of MNS Chief Raj Thackeray. “A case should be filed against Raj Thackeray under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and he should be arrested for making such demands,” Sheikh told ANI. “I have written a letter to Maharashtra Home […]
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SC agrees to hear NCP leader Nawab Malik’s plea seeking immediate release from ED custody in money laundering case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing a plea of Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik filed against an order of the Bombay High Court which had rejected his interim application seeking immediate release in a case of money laundering being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. A Bench […]
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BJP says TRS, Shiv Sena, NCP met for forging non-Congress alliance
Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao met his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar to form a non-congress alliance at the national level. Speaking to ANI today, Shehzad Poonawala, the BJP spokesperson, said, “The one who has no […]
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UP Assembly polls: NCP should join hands with Congress, BSP also, says Sanjay Raut
After Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar announced that his party would ally with Samajwadi Party for the UP assembly polls, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said that NCP should join hands with the Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party also in the big fight to save Uttar […]
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Congress is not as it was at Nehru’s time, says Yoganand Shastri on joining NCP
Former Congress leader Yoganand Shastri who joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday said that he left the grand old party as it has changed and is not the same, the way it was during Jawaharlal Nehru’s time. “We believe in our culture, a person should keep on doing work and I didn’t keep myself vacant. […]
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Former Congress leader Yoganand Shastri joins NCP
Former Congress leader and Speaker of Delhi Assembly, Yoganand Shastri joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday. Shastri’s induction to NCP took place in the presence of party chief Sharad Pawar. Shastri, who had a long association with Congress resigned from the party in 2020. He held the post of Delhi Assembly […]
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NCP leader Jayant Patil says people are supporting bandh called by Maha Vikas Aghadi
Amid the ongoing state bandh in protest against the Lakhimpur Kheri incident that claimed the lives of eight people including four farmers, Maharashtra Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jayant Patil on Monday said that the people of Maharashtra are supporting the bandh called by the Maha Vikas Aghadi. Patil also […]
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NCP MLA Bharat Bhalke dies due to post-Covid complications
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA Bharat Bhalke passed away on Saturday at Pune’s Ruby Hospital. He was admitted for post-Covid complications and was kept on a ventilator since Friday. Bhalke was the MLA from Pandharpur-Mangalvedha Assembly constituency. Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope expressed grief over Bhalke’s demise. “The news of […]
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‘BJP’s game over’: NCP leader tweets after Supreme Court ruling
Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday said Supreme Court’s order for a floor test in Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday means that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s “game is over”. “Satyamev Jayate BJP ka khel khatm” (truth alone shall win, end of the BJP’s game),” NCP’s chief spokesperson Nawab Malik […]
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NCP tries to keep flock together, isolate Ajit Pawar
The turf war in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) turned murkier on Sunday with party patriarch Sharad Pawar trying to isolate his nephew and deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, within the party. Top leaders from the NCP visited Ajit Pawar on Sunday and the party also submitted a […]
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‘Achha?’: Sharad Pawar’s cryptic reply on tie-up with Shiv Sena
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar’s cryptic reply on Monday over government formation in Maharashtra has left everyone confused. When he was asked about NCP forming a government with Shiv Sena, Pawar said he can’t answer that question. “Ask BJP and Shiv Sena as they were together. They have contested […]
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Congress, NCP go into huddle over support for Shiv Sena in Maharashtra
The top leadership of the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are holding separate meetings on Monday to discuss the political situation in Maharashtra. The Congress has called a meeting at party president Sonia Gandhi’s residence in Delhi to discuss the way forward for the party in Maharashtra , news agency ANI […]
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Will consider support if Sena comes with proposal: NCP
The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday said it could consider forming a government with the Shiv Sena, if the latter comes up with such a proposal. This is the first time the NCP openly spoke of forging an alliance with the Shiv Sena to form a government. […]