Nationalist Congress Party
Vorlage:Infobox Indian Political Party
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is an Indian political party.
Background
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) after disputing the right of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi to lead the party. P.A. Sangma, however, later quit the NCP over differences with Sharad Pawar on NCP's closing in with the INC. Owning to its leaders' respective support bases, particularly Sharad Pawar, NCP has significant presence in the state of Maharashtra.
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.
In the last Indian General Election the part won nine seats and 1.8% of the vote. Since 2004, NCP has been 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.
Political presence
The NCP has members in the following states in India:
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Bihar
- Chhattisgarh
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jharkhand
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Punjab
- Tamil Nadu
- Uttar Pradesh
Prominent leaders
- K. Karunakaran Former Chief Minister of Kerala
- Praful Patel Aviation Minister
- P. A. Sangma
- Tariq Anwar
- R. R. Patil
- Chagan Bhujbal
- Vijay Singh Mohite Patil
- Ajit Pawar
- Supriya Sule
- Wilfred DeSouza
- Chabil Das MehtaFormer Chief Minister Gujarat
- Sanat MehtaFormer Minister Gujarat
- Arunbhai Gujarati Former Speaker of Maharashtra
- Jayant Patil Finance Minister of Maharashtra
- Madan Bafna former Minister of Maharashtra for Hosuing
- Najmudin Bookwlaformer IT Cell Charimen NCP Mumbai
- Janab Ibrahim bhaijan President Minority Department Mumbai
NCP policies
- Build the key agricultural strength of nation
- Empower Woman to become strong and independent
- Promote opportunities for Individual growth in sports and on economical front
- Liverage Indian presence in Globalisation
- Eliminate Child Labour from the nation.
- Reduce poverty and develop backward regions in India.
- Reduce or eliminate corruption
- Enactment of a bio-diversity law to protect bio-diversity and intellectual property.
- Enactment of a law establishing an independent telecasting authority.
- Make India worlds most dominant Technological and IT nation
- Build a strong Asian continent in line with North America
See also
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