Nationalist Congress Party

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is an Indian political party.

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It was formed on May 25, 1999, by Sharad Pawar, P.A. Sangma, and Tariq Anwar after they were thrown out of the Congress Party due to their stating their belief that a person of foreign origin should not become the Prime Minister of India.

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1999 - Sharad Pawar - P.A. Sangma - Tariq Anwar - Congress Party - Prime Minister of India

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In January 2004, Sangma quit the NCP because he felt Sharad Pawar was getting closer to the Congress Party in spite of no change of leadership in the Congress. For a brief period Sangma's fraction tried to claim the right to the name and symbol of NCP. The Election Commission acknowledged Pawar's group as the genuine NCP. Following the decision of the Election Commission, Sangma's group merged with AITC to form the Nationalist Trinamool Congress.

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2004 - AITC - Nationalist Trinamool Congress

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The NCP advertises itself 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 Congress. The party's election symbol is an analog clock that reads 10:10. The party is in power in state of Maharashtra with Congress(I) support and some of its members are in Manmohan Singh's cabinet at center, after victory of Congress(I) in 2004.

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Progressive - Secular - Democracy - Gandhian - Social justice - Left - Bharatiya Janata Party - Maharashtra - Manmohan Singh

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