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Nationalist Congress Party
Leader	Sharad Pawar
Founded	1999
Main Office	10, Bishambhar Das Marg, New Delhi - 110001
Alliance	United Progressive Alliance
Ideology	Populist
Publications
Website	http://www.ncp.org.in
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The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is an Indian political party.

It was formed on May 25, 1999, by Sharad Pawar, P.A. Sangma, and Tariq Anwar after they were expelled from the Indian National Congress (INC) following their differences over a person of foreign origin becoming the Prime Minister of India. P.A. Sangma, however, later quit the NCP over differences with Sharad Pawar on NCP's closing in with the INC. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar (Marathi: शरदचंद्र गोविंदराव पवार)(born December 12, 1940) Maratha strongman and president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he formed in 1999 in India; and he leads its delegation in the Lok Sabha, representing his home town of Baramati. ... Categories: 1949 births | Indian politicians | People stubs ... Tariq Anwar (born January 16, 1951 is the general secretary of the Nationalist Congress Party of India. ... Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ... The Prime Minister of India is, in practice, the most powerful person in the government of India. ...

Owning to its leaders' respective support bases, particularly Sharad Pawar, NCP has significant presence in the state of Maharashtra. However it has limited presence in other states.

The NCP advertises itself as a progressive, secular party that stands for "democracy, Gandhian secularism, equity, social justice, and federalism." It positions itself as a moderate, left-leaning alternative to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the INC. The party's election symbol is an analog clock that reads 10:10. Progressivism is a term that refers to a broad school of international social and political philosophies. ... This article concerns secularity, that is, being secular, in various senses. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: , Hindi: , IAST: mohandās karamcand gāndhī, IPA: ) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948), was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Look up left in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (Hindi: , English: ), created in 1980, is one of the two major national political parties in India. ...

Since 2004 NCP is a member of the United Progressive Alliance, which governs the country. The party is also a coalition partner in the state of Maharashtra in alliance with INC. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is the present ruling coalition of political parties in India. ... Maharashtra   (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , English: , IPA: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ...

Sharad Pawar

Sharad Pawar is a Maratha leader. He is also the current president of the NCP and also the agriculture minister in the cabinet.

P.A.Sangma

In January 2004, Sangma quit the NCP because he felt Sharad Pawar was getting closer to the INC in spite of no change in its leadership. For a brief period Sangma's fraction tried to claim the right to the name and symbol of NCP. The Election Commission acknowledged Pawar's group as the genuine NCP. Following the decision of the Election Commission, Sangma's group merged with AITC to form the Nationalist Trinamool Congress. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Prior to the merger the students wing of the party was known as Trinamool Chhatra Parishad, the teachers wing Nationalist Democratic Teachers’ Association and the trade union wing was called Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress. ... Nationalist Trinamool Congress is a political party in India. ...

Prominent leaders

Apart from Sharad Pawar, P.A.Sangma and Tariq Anwar, other notable leaders in NCP include:

Maharashtra's first NCP President was Shri Chagan Bhujbal . Currently Mr Arun Gujrathi is the president of the NCP in Maharashtra.

Other Prominent leaders include

• Mr Ajitdada Pawar
• Mr R.R Patil (Current Dy .CM)
• Mr Praful Patel (Union minister for Aviation Independent charge)
• Mrs Suryakanta Patil (Union minster of state)
• Mr Jayant Patil (State Finance minster)
• Mr Mr Padamsingh Patil
• Mr Vijaysingh Mohite Patil
• Mr Sadashivrao Mandalik
• Mr Digvijay Khanwilkar
• Mr Dilip Valse Patil
• Mr Sureshdada Jain
• Mr Ganesh Naik
• Mrs Supria Sule (Rajyasabha MP)
• Mr Shriniwas Patil
• Mr Anil Deshmukh
• Mr Datta Meghe
• Anil Shivajirao Bhosle
• Mrs Rajyalaxmi Bhosle (Mayor of Pune)
• K Karunakaran, former chief minister of Kerala
• Mr Mahesh Tapase, President Maharashtra State Nationalist Youth Congress

NCP Policies

• Establishment of a national agricultural policy
• Establishment of a national policy to empower women
• Review and revision to the national health policy to add a separate sub-component on women's health
• Integrated implementation of a national nutrition policy to merge and coordinate various services provided by different government departments and agencies.
• Citizenship law reform to stipulate that high offices in government be confined to natural-born Indian citizens "(see, Sonia Gandhi)".
• Reserving for women one-third of the seats in parliament and in state legislatures.
• Enactment of a competition law to protect against corrupt practices
• Enactment of a bio-diversity law to protect bio-diversity and intellectual property.
• Enactment of a law establishing an independent telecasting authority.

See also

• Politics of India
• List of political parties in India

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