Here are the fact on Nationalist Congress Party that you should know:
1.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
2.Prominent leaders
Sharad Pawar, Former Minister of Agriculture, Defense, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha from 1998-2000. 4-time Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Supriya Sule, Member of Parliament from Baramati (Sharad Pawar’s daughter)
Tariq Anwar Member of Parliament for Katihar, Former Minister of State for Agriculture Gov. of India & NCP General Secretary,
Praful Patel, Former Civil Aviation Minister, Cabinet Minister for Heavy Industries
Devi Prasad Tripathi, NCP General Secretary & Chief Spokesperson
Ajit Pawar, Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. (Sharad Pawar’s nephew)
Sunil Tatkare, State President of Party Maharashtra.
Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil, Senior Leader, Ex. Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra & Ex. Minister of Rural Development & Tourism, EX. PWD Minister, Chairman, Alcohol manu Asso. of India, Chairman, State Sugar committee.
R. R. Patil, Home Minister of Maharashtra
Chhagan Bhujbal, Ex. Deputy Chief Minister & Minister of Public Works
Dilip Walse-Patil, Speaker of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
Ganesh Naik, Minister of Excise, Environment and Labour.
Bhaskar Jadhav, Labour MinisterMaharashtra.
Suryakanta Patil, Ex. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of India
Udayanraje Bhosale, The 13th direct descendant of the Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and MP Loksabha, Satara
Jayant Patil, Minister for Rural Development, Maharashtra.
Padamsinh Bajirao Patil, MP Loksabha Osmanabad.
3.The party’s election symbol is an analogue clock (with two legs and an alarm button) that reads 10:10
4. Narendra Modi once in his speech considered the party to be “Bhrashtachar Wadi Party”.
5.NCP MLA Jitendra Avhad suspended for rest of winter session for using unparliamentarily language.
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