Nationalist Congress Party

Nationalist Congress Party
राष्ट्रवादी कॉंग्रेस पार्टी
Chairperson Sharad Pawar
Founded 25 May 1999
Split from Indian National Congress
Headquarters 10, Bishambhar Das Marg, New Delhi, 110001
Ideology Indian nationalism
Civic nationalism
Progressivism
Conservatism
Political position Centre to Centre-left
International affiliation None
Colours Aqua  
Alliance none
Seats in Lok Sabha
6 / 543

[1]

Seats in Rajya Sabha
6 / 245

[2]

Seats in the Legislative Assembly
41 / 288

(Maharashtra Legislative Assembly)[3]

Election symbol
Website
http://www.ncp.org.in
Politics of India
Political parties
Elections

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) (Marathi: राष्ट्रवादी कॉंग्रेस पक्ष) is a centre to centre left political party primarily based in the state of Maharashtra, Kerala and Meghalaya. Its youth wing is the Nationalist Youth Congress.

Background

NCP was formed on 25 May 1999, by Sharad Pawar, P. A. Sangma, and Tariq Anwar after they were expelled from the Indian National Congress (INC) on 20 May 1999, for disputing the right of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi to lead the party.[4] 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. On 20 June 2012, Sangma quit the NCP to contest in presidential polls.[5]

Party symbol

The party's election symbol is an analogue clock (with two legs and an alarm button) that reads 10:10.

Prominent leaders

See also

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