Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) The NCP on Thursday released a video of late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar recorded against the backdrop of the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti election campaign in Maharashtra.The campaign for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis concluded on Thursday, with voting scheduled for February 7 and counting on February 9.Through the video, Ajit Pawar appealed to voters to vote for the Nationalist Congress Party.The one-minute and 28-second video was recorded at his…
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Baramati, Feb 4 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) President Sharad Pawar on Wednesday expressed concerns that the new trade agreement between India and the US could adversely affect Indian farmers and the agricultural sector in the near future.While the detailed draft of the India-US trade deal is yet to be fully disclosed, Pawar stated during a press conference that the information currently available is a cause for concern for Indian farmers.During the press confer…
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) Days after Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, over 30 different cells of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have written to the party’s Working President Praful Patel and state President Sunil Tatkare demanding that she be made National President of the party, the post held by her late husband Ajit Pawar.”The passing of Hon. Ajit dada Pawar, the pillar and visionary leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, has cast a deep shadow of gri…
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) The NCP Working President Praful Patel on Sunday clarified that news reports claiming his appointment as the National President are completely “baseless” and “factually incorrect”. “The Nationalist Congress Party functions on democratic principles, and any decision of this nature would be taken only after due consultation with senior leaders, MLAs, office-bearers, and by respecting the collective will and sentiments of all party members. As a national party, the NC…
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party’s decision to pass the mantle to former Maharashtra deputy chief minister late Ajit Pawar after his death in a plane crash aimed to ensure the continuation of dynastic succession in yet another regional party. NCP, which is yet to recover from the deep shock of the sudden and untimely death of Ajit Pawar, preferred to appoint Sunetra Pawar as the legislature party leader and DCM in a bid to ride on Pawar’s legacy.The party arrived a…
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Sunetra Pawar after she took oath as Maharashtra’s first woman Deputy Chief Minister, expressing confidence that she would work tirelessly for the welfare of the people and carry forward the vision of the late Ajit Pawar.In his post in Marathi and English on X, PM said, “Best wishes to Sunetra Pawar Ji as she begins her tenure as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, the first woman to hold this responsibility. I am…
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party on Friday claimed that the talks had finalised, awaiting a formal announcement for the merger with the NCP, which was headed by the late Ajit Pawar. However, NCP, which is yet to recover from the deep shock following the sudden and untimely demise of Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, has maintained silence, refusing to divulge further details in this regard. A day after NCP-SP state president Shashikant Shinde and senior MLA Jayant…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Pawar politics has been a constant in Maharashtra, with the family patriarch Sharad Chandra Govindrao holding considerable clout and respect even in the power corridors of the national Capital. Sharad Pawar, as he is popularly known, founded the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) with colleagues who broke out of the Congress.The party’s origin stems from a leadership dispute within the Congress involving Sonia Gandhi. In May 1999, then senior Congress leaders Sharad Pawar,…
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is unlikely to give up the Deputy Chief Minister’s post in Maharashtra after the death of party president and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, as the chorus is rising within the party to appoint Sunetra Pawar as the party president and legislative party leader. By choosing Sunetra Pawar, who is late Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s wife and party MP, as the legislative party leader, she will become the sole candidate for the post of Deputy Ch…
Baramati, Jan 29 (IANS) Ajit Pawar, a whirlwind leader in Maharashtra politics, has passed away. Following his demise, a striking connection with the number 6 in his life has become a major topic of discussion in political circles and on the social media.While it may be a mere coincidence, several aspects of his career and final days are tied to this number.Ajit Pawar’s “666” connection was widely discussed in Baramati.When looking at the statistics of Ajit Pawar’s final days, a strange pattern …