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NCP Chief Sharad Pawar Tests Positive For COVID-19
NCP chief Sharad Pawar has tested positive for COVID-19 on January 24. Pawar confirmed it on twitter, and said that he is following the treatment as suggested by his doctor, while he requested people who came in contact with him, to get tested. In the month of December 2021, 13 ministers of the Maharashtra government and 70-odd legislators tested positive for Covid-19. Notably, the state reported 40,805 fresh cases.
Tags: Covid-19, Latest update, Mumbai, NCP, Sharad Pawar
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Sharad Pawar Takes Dig At BJP, Says 4 More MLAs Quit, Ahead Of UP Polls
NCP President Sharad Pawar took a dig at the BJP, after four MLAs resigned the Party. "Not a single day passes when a BJP leader does not leave the party. Take Uttar Pradesh for example, 13 MLAs are leaving BJP to join another party," said Pawar. The statement came after Vinay Shakya, Devesh Shakya, Draupadi Shakya and Mukesh Verma submitted their resignation, ahead of UP Polls, scheduled from February 10.
Tags: UP assembly election, BJP MLAs, Sharad Agarwal, NCP, BJP
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NCP Chief Sharad Pawar meets PM Modi, Discusses Core Issues
Rajya Sabha member and NCP Chief Sharad Pawar held a meeting with PM Narendra Modi on July 17. The meeting took place over 50 minutes over tension in Maharashtra’s Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition government. Besides, Congress and NCP are opposed to Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena. Thackrey reported to be politically opposing the Congress and the NCP, however, admits praising their good work in the government.
Tags: PM Narendra Modi, Sharad Pawar, NCP, Maharashtra
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Newly Reshuffled Cabinet Receives Backlash From Opposition
The newly reshuffled Union Cabinet created to strengthen the cooperative movement has started receiving backlash from the opposition. Congress alleged that BJP wants to gain control of NCP and Congress-run cooperatives in Maharashtra and Gujarat. "Something is afoot. There is some political mischief,” a senior Congress leader claimed. Meanwhile, the Left deems the reboot as an "assault" on federalism since cooperative is a state subject.
Tags: reshuffled cabinet, cooperative movement, Congress Party, BJP, NCP
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Prashant Kishor Denies NCP's Association With Opposition Front Against BJP
After poll strategist Prashant Kishor met with NCP Chief Sharad Pawar on June 22, Kishor dismissed rumours of any association with the Opposition Front against the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He claimed that the Third Front model is "archaic", and that it does not suit the current political scenario. According to NDTV, Kishor and Pawar had a political discussion on things that would work against BJP.
Tags: NCP, Sharad Pawar, Third front, Prashant Kishor
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Kerala Former MP PC Chacko Joins Sharad Pawar's NCP Ahead Of Polls
Kerala's Ex-Congress leader PC Chacko on March 16 formally joined Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), as the state awaits poll on April 6. On decamping to NCP, Chacko stressed the need for unity among the oppositions. "A united opposition should emerge as an alternative to BJP", stated Chacko. The former Thrissur MP had resigned from Congress on March 10, over alleged groupism and factional selection of electoral candidates.
Tags: Kerala Assembly Elections, Congress, PC Chacko, NCP, Sharad Pawar, BJP
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Maharashtra Postpones MPSC Prelims Exam Amid Surging COVID-19 Cases
Amidst increasing COVID-19 cases, the Maharashtra Public Service Commission prelims has again been postponed, against its earlier scheduled date on March 14. Supposed to be held in April 2020, the deferment decision was announced by the Relief and Rehabilitation Department by circular. Besides, several members of Congress, NCP as well as BJP expressed their discontentment towards the move. Moreover, ex-Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis wanted… read-more
Tags: Maharashtra , Devendra Fadnavis, NCP, BJP, MPSC, Indian National Congress
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Kerala: NCP Splits From Ruling LDF, Joins Congress-led UDF
Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) endured a massive setback as a faction of constituent Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) decided to align with the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) on February 13. Departing faction's head Mani C Kappen has vowed the support of seven district presidents and nine state office-bearers of NCP. Reportedly, LDF's decision to accord Pala Assembly seat to Jose K Mani's Kerala Congress (M) provoked… read-more
Tags: Kerala, LDF, NCP, UDF, Congress
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NCP Seeks Joint Parliamentary Committee Probe Into Arnab 'Chatgate'
Nationalist Congress Party on January 18 demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee to investigate chats exchanged by Arnab Goswami and ex-Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) head, Partho Dasgupta. Blaming him for endangering national security over TRP gains, the NCP spokesperson Mahesh Tapase queried Arnab's privy to the Balakot Airstrikes. Tapase said he would meet Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and union minister Amit Shah… read-more
Tags: NCP, Arnab Goswami, Partho Dasgupta, BARC, Balakot, Amit Shah, Chat leak
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Maharashtra: BJP Asks Munde To Resign, Requests EC For Inquiry
BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on January 13 requested the Election Commission to form an inquiry against NCP’s minister Dhananjay Munde. Somaiya also demanded Munde’s resignation over the rape accusation by a female singer with whose sister the latter was in an extra-marital relationship. While Munde denied the charges calling it a blackmail attempt, Somaiya wrote to the EC that Munde did not disclose his second marriage details and properties… read-more
Tags: Sharad Pawar, NCP, dhananjay MUNDE, rape charges, Maharashtra
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