Nationalist Congress Party
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The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is a centre
to centre left political party primarily based in the state of Maharashtra
, India
.
, P. A. Sangma
, and Tariq Anwar after they were expelled from the Indian National Congress
(INC) on 20 May 1999, for disputing the right of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi
to lead the party. At the time of formation, the party also absorbed Indian Congress (Socialist)
, which traced its origins to anti-coalition partner in the state of Maharashtra
in alliance with INC.
led by Congress
. In Kerala they have recently enetered back in to LDF led by CPM and in Nagaland
they are in alliance with BJP .
NCP has members in the following states in India:
Centrism
In politics, centrism is the ideal or the practice of promoting policies that lie different from the standard political left and political right. Most commonly, this is visualized as part of the one-dimensional political spectrum of left-right politics, with centrism landing in the middle between...
to centre left political party primarily based in the state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Background
NCP was formed on 25 May 1999, by Sharad PawarSharad Pawar
Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar , popularly known as SAHEB , is the president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress...
, P. A. Sangma
P. A. Sangma
Purno Agitok Sangma is an Indian politician. He is a former Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chief Minister of Meghalaya. He was a co-founder of the Nationalist Congress Party and remained a member of the Lok Sabha for eight terms, i.e. 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Lok Sabha...
, and Tariq Anwar after they were expelled from the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
(INC) on 20 May 1999, for disputing the right of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi is an Italian-born Indian politician and the President of the Indian National Congress, one of the major political parties of India. She is the widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi...
to lead the party. At the time of formation, the party also absorbed Indian Congress (Socialist)
Indian Congress (Socialist)
Indian Congress was a political party in India between 1978 and 1986. The party was formed through a split in the Indian National Congress. Initially the party was known as the Indian National Congress and was led by D. Devraj Urs. It broke away from the parent party in 1978 following Indira...
, which traced its origins to anti-coalition partner in the state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
in alliance with INC.
Party symbol
The party's election symbol is an analog clock (with two legs and an alarm button) that reads 10:10.Political presence
The NCP has made different alliances in different states. At the central Government NCP is a part of UPAUnited Progressive Alliance
The United Progressive Alliance is a ruling coalition of center-left political parties heading the government of India. The coalition is led by the Indian National Congress , which is currently the single largest political party in the Lok Sabha...
led by Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
. In Kerala they have recently enetered back in to LDF led by CPM and in Nagaland
Nagaland
Nagaland is a state in the far north-eastern part of India. It borders the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma to the east and Manipur to the south. The state capital is Kohima, and the largest city is Dimapur...
they are in alliance with BJP .
NCP has members in the following states in India:
- Andhra PradeshAndhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
- Arunachal PradeshArunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by...
- BiharBiharBihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
- ChhattisgarhChhattisgarhChhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000....
- GoaGoaGoa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
- Gujarat
- HaryanaHaryanaHaryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
- Himachal PradeshHimachal PradeshHimachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...
- JharkhandJharkhandJharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
- KarnatakaKarnatakaKarnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
- KeralaKeralaor Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
- Madhya PradeshMadhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
- MaharashtraMaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
- ManipurManipurManipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. It covers an area of...
- MeghalayaMeghalayaMeghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi . The...
- OrissaOrissaOrissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
- PunjabPunjab (India)Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
- Uttar PradeshUttar PradeshUttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
Prominent leaders
- P. A. SangmaP. A. SangmaPurno Agitok Sangma is an Indian politician. He is a former Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chief Minister of Meghalaya. He was a co-founder of the Nationalist Congress Party and remained a member of the Lok Sabha for eight terms, i.e. 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Lok Sabha...
, NCP General Secretary Former Speaker Lok Sabha - Praful PatelPraful PatelPraful Manoharbhai Patel is a Member of Parliament of the Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Bhandara-Gondia parliamentary constituency and is a member of the Nationalist Congress Party...
, Former Civil Aviation Minister, Cabinet Minister for Heavy Industries - Devi Prasad Tripathi NCP General Secretary & Chief Spokesperson
- Tariq Anwar Member of Parliament & NCP General Secretary,
- Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra Minister of Water Resources and Energy, Maharashtra (Sharad Pawar's nephew)
- Dilip Walse-PatilDilip Walse-PatilDilip Walse-Patil is an Indian politician, from Maharashtra. He is current Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 11 November 2009.He is known to be close to Mr. Sharad Pawar, the Agriculture Minister in the central cabinet. Patil earlier headed the ministry of Finance and Planning, for...
, Speaker of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha - Chagan Bhujbal, Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Minister of Public Works
- R. R. PatilR. R. PatilRaosaheb Ramrao Patil, better known as R. R. Patil , is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party. He became Home Minister of Maharashtra for the second time after the 2009 Maharashtra assembly election victory of the Congress-NCP alliance...
, Home Minister of Maharashtra - Agatha K Sangma, Member of Parliament of India (MP), minister of state for rural development ( P.A. Sangma's Daughter)
- Supriya SuleSupriya SuleSupriya Sule is an Indian politician from the Nationalist Congress Party and currently a Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha . She is the daughter of the President of the Nationalist Congress Party, Sharad Pawar. In 2009, she contested the elections for the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency...
, Member of Parliament from Baramati (Sharad Pawar's daughter) - Ganesh NaikGanesh NaikGanesh Naik born September 15, 1950 is an Indian politician. He is the Nationalist Congress Party member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing Belapur, and is the Thane Guardian Minister in the state government...
, Minister of Excise, Environment and Labour. - Suryakanta PatilSuryakanta PatilSuryakanta Patil was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. She represented the Hingoli constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Nationalist Congress Party political party....
, Former Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of India - Shreemant Chattrapatti Udyanraje Bhonsle, The 13th direct descendant of the Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Member of Parliament from Satara
- Sambhaji Raje Shahu Chhatrapati Royal descendant of Kolhapur Sansthan.
- Arunbhai Gujarati, former Speaker of Maharashtra
- Jayant PatilJayant PatilJayant Patil is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is the current Cabinet Minister of Rural Development in the state of Maharashtra in Western India.Patil has a B.E. in Civil Engineering from VJTI, Mumbai...
, Minister for Rural Development, Maharashtra. - Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil, Ex IAS officer and Member of Parliament from Karad.
- Ram Raje Naik Nimbalkar, MLA and descendant of Royal family of Phaltan Sansthan.
- Vasant Davkare, Vice-Chairman of the Legislative Council, Maharashtra
- Shrimant Chhatrapati Shivendra Singh Raje Bhonsle MLA and member of Royal Raje Bhosle family of Satara Sansthan.
- Anil DeshmukhAnil DeshmukhMr. Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh currently serves as the Minister of Food and Civil Supplies Works in the Government of Maharashtra state, India. He has represented Katol, Nagpur district on behalf of the Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from...
, Minister of Food and Civil Supplies Works of Maharashtra - Sanjay Khodke General Secretary, NCP Maharashtra.
- Vikayak Mete MLC and Shiv Sangram Sanghatana Chief
- Digvijay Khanvilkar Ex-MLA and former health minister of Maharashtra
- Vijay Singh Mohite Patil, Former Minister of Rural development and Tourism, Maharashtra
- Mangleshwar Tripathi (Munna),President Uttar bhartiya vikash parisad mumbai
- Chabil Das Mehta, former Chief Minister of Gujarat
- Sanat Mehta, former Minister of Gujarat
- Madan Bafna, former Minister of Maharashtra for Housing
- K. MuraleedharanK. MuraleedharanK. Muraleedharan is an Indian politician from Kerala. He was elected as member of the Lok Sabha thrice from the Kozhikode constituency, representing the Indian National Congress, subsequently leaving the party in 2005.-Personal life:K. Muraleedharan was born to K...
, former KPCC President of KeralaKeralaor Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions.... - Vallabh Benke, MLA Junnar & Former President of Pune District NCP
- Thakur Randhir Singh, Ex Minister and President Jammu & Kashmir NCP.
See also
- Nationalist Congress Party-NCP-News
- Politics of IndiaPolitics of IndiaThe politics of India takes place within the framework of a federal constitutional republic, in which the President of India is head of state and the Prime Minister of India is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the President and is independent of the legislature...
- List of political parties in India