The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) or NCP(SP) is a political party in

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formed under the leadership of Sharad Pawar. It was formed after

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recognised the group led by

Ajit Pawar Ajit Anantrao Pawar (Marathi pronunciation: �d͡ʒit̪ pəʋaːɾ born 22 July 1959) is an Indian politician. He is the Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, and was the 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra in his ...

as the original

Nationalist Congress Party The Nationalist Congress Party ( NCP) is one of the nine national parties in India. The party generally supports Indian nationalism and Gandhian secularism. It is the largest opposition party in Maharashtra and is also a significant party in ...

History

In July 2023,

, along with 40 MLAs, left the Sharad Pawar led

and joined the ruling Shiv Sena - BJP government as

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. This caused the split in NCP. On 7 February 2024, Election Commission Of India (ECI) awarded the party name and symbol to the faction headed by Ajit Pawar. The faction led by Sharad Pawar gets new name "Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)".

Party Symbol

ECI has allotted "a man blowing tura (trumpet)" (in Marathi तुतारी वाजवणारा माणूस )symbol to the party.

Party Flag

The flag of Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar after the split containts with its logo and Indian flag.

Electoral Performance

Lok Sabha (General) election results

State assembly election results

List of Rajya Sabha members

List of Lok Sabha members

* Bold indicates NCP(SP) leader in

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References

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