Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Member of Parliament from Katihar Tariq Anwar resigns from his party alleging the national president Sharad Pawar’s praising Modi government in Rafale deal. Anwar made the announcement in his Lok Sabha constituency Katihar that he is quitting from all party posts as well. The Rafale[Read More…]
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Mamata meets Pawar, Sena and TRS MPs
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met leaders from the BJP ally Shiv Sena as well as MPs from several opposition parties in the national capital. Banerjee visited Parliament on Tuesday where she met Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and Nationalist[Read More…]
NCP to contest Gujarat Assembly elections on its own
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday decided to contest the Gujarat Assembly elections on its own and expressed confidence it would bag the maximum number of seats in the “solo fight”. The party’s decision came a day after the Congress declared its first list of 77 candidates for the[Read More…]
Gujarat Cong wants to end ties with Pawar’s NCP; asks high command to take call
Gujarat Congress has urged central leadership to end all ties with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) after its “betrayal” in the recent Rajya Sabha polls. The state unit is disappointed with NCP after its two lawmakers did not vote for veteran Congress leader, Ahmed Patel despite promises from party chief, Sharad[Read More…]
Presidential polls: Here’s what led Sharad Pawar to refuse offer to contest as Oppn candidate
Congress president Sonia Gandhi urged Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar to contest presidential polls scheduled for July as a united Opposition candidate. However, the 76-year old Maratha leader politely refused the offer. “Pawar Saheb declined the offer and conveyed that he will support any Opposition candidate other than[Read More…]
Exclusive: NCP merging with Congress?
Ever since veteran leader Sharad Pawar formed the Nationalist Congress Party in 1999, one question that always loomed large – will Sharad Pawar ever go back into the Congress fold? So far, there were straight denials to this question but now the tide may be turning. Notably, Pawar has never[Read More…]