The NCP or Nationalist Congress Party was founded in 1999 by Sharad Pawar after he quit the Indian National Congress (INC) along with Purno Sangma and Tariq Anwar. While the NCP started as a national party with values of ‘Gandhian secularism’ and ‘progressive and modern progress’, its biggest electoral success has been in Maharashtra, Pawar’s home state. In 2023, the Election Commission withdrew the party’s status as a ‘national party’ as the NCP could no longer meet the criteria of such a designation.
As of 2024, the party is split into two factions — one led by founder Sharad Pawar and another by his nephew Ajit Pawar. The faction led by Ajit is in power in Maharashtra along with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde). This faction today is knonw as the Nationalist Congress Party, having been granted the original party name and symbol by the Supreme Court. The other faction is called the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar). Other important leaders include Jayant Patil, Supriya Sule, and Rajesh Tope.
Up to some extent what you suggested in this article is correct.I agree the point that Mr. Pawar is all the time a threat to congressmen in Maharashtra.He has friendships from Lalu to Namo.with some exceptions.But he is a threat to BJP&RSS at the same time as even though occasionally he might be mistaken .He has good relationships Sonia & Rahul,no doubt but at the same time reservations since 1980.Rajiv was exceptional. So far as his own status is concerned he is at his own neither Gandhis or Namo.In Maharashtra, he would be happy if he managed to get 40+ MLAs and 5 MPs.
It is very simple to understand whether Sharadji can deny that there is no scam in cooperative controlled by Sharadji. Can it is possible without complicity of Sharadji? Example of Bhujbal for the interest of selling Sugar factories at throw away price. Foul crying over the matter will further precipitate at the cost of show down in ensuing assemblyelection
No one can be a ‘close friend’ of Sonia or Rahul Gandhi , because Congress has the reputation of always using and throwing away its allies. Trusting the top in Congress is always fraught with great risk, particularly for important leaders of other parties.
Vendetta is only goods for news, nobody believes in it . The ones who have been making money must realised, they are against one who has not made money despite being in power for almost 20 uninterrupted years. He will have no hesitation in making it a payback time at the place and time of his choosing. After all corruption is a crime against humanity which deprives the common man of his legitimate entitlement under the constitution. As bad or worst than a murder.
2024 is a bridge too far for Shri Sharad Pawar. If the NCP is not part of the next government in Mantralaya, that will mark the sunset to a long, storied career. How does it matter whether it is the a Congress or the NCP which gets LoP status. For all his dalliances across the political landscape, the salad days have always been with the Congress.