The decision to grant a new symbol to Sharad Pawar's party came after the Election Commission recognized Ajit Pawar's faction as the real NCP, paving the way for them to continue with the well-known "Clock" symbol.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said that Joshi's demise has caused a great loss to the political, social and education sectors of Maharashtra.
Earlier, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered that the interim order by the Election Commission of India (ECI) that allowed veteran leader Sharad Pawar to use 'Nationalist Congress Party--Sharad Chandra Pawar' would continue till further orders.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant garlanded the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on the occasion of the 394th birth anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj on Monday.
Speaking on the speculations about Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar's candidature against her in Baramati, the pocket borough of the Pawar clan, NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar leader Supriya Sule, said on Sunday that "anyone can contest elections in a democracy."
Amid speculations of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar fielding against cousin Supriya Sule (Sharad Pawar faction) in Lok Sabha elections, a publicity campaign vehicle of Sunetra Pawar, wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was pictured at Baramati in Pune distri
"It has never happened before that those who formed a political party were removed from the party. Not only this, but the party symbol was also taken away. This decision was not in accordance with the law. We have approached the Supreme Court in this matter. We will need to increase our pub
Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule (Sharad Pawar faction) called it 'unfortunate and painful' on Saturday after the Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar ruled that the Ajit Pawar-led faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is the real political party.
The Baramati Lok Sabha segment has traditionally been a bastion of Sharad Pawar and his daughter Supriya Sule, however, Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar announced his intent to field a candidate against her.
Veteran leader Sharad Pawar of the NCP sought an urgent hearing before the Supreme Court of the plea against the order of the Election Commission of India (ECI) officially recognising the Ajit Pawar faction as the 'real' Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).