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NCP, progressive and secular

2009-04-11 23:03:07
Last Updated: 2009-04-11 23:05:52

NCP was formed on 25 May 1999 by Sharad Pawar, P A Sangma and Tariq Anwar after they were expelled from the Congress for disputing the right of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi to lead the party.

At the time of formation, the party also absorbed Indian Congress (Socialist) - which traced its origins to anti-Gandhi Congress of 1977-78.

P A Sangma, however, left the NCP in 2004 (and joined All India Trinamul Congress) over differences with Sharad Pawar on the NCP's closing in with the Congress.

Owning to its leaders' respective support bases, particularly Sharad Pawar, the NCP has a significant presence in 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, centrist alternative to the BJP and the Congress. The party's election symbol is an analog clock that reads 10:10.

In the 2004 elections, which it fought in alliance in Congress, the party won nine seats and 1.8 percent of the votes. Since 2004, the NCP has been a member of the United Progressive Alliance.

The party is also a coalition partner in the state of Maharashtra in alliance with the Congress.

Courtesy: Wikipedia

Special: The Great Indian Poll Tamasha

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