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NCP row: Sharad faction can use 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' name till further orders, SC says

News News: The Supreme Court has granted permission to the Sharad Pawar faction to use the name 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' until further orders. The court has also allowed Sharad Pawar to move the Election Commission for allocation of party symbol. Read more. Key Points

Times Of India

NCP row: Sharad faction can use 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' name till further orders, SC says

News News: The Supreme Court has granted permission to the Sharad Pawar faction to use the name 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' until further orders. The court has also allowed Sharad Pawar to move the Election Commission for allocation of party symbol. Read more. Key Points

Times Of India

From credit wars with Shinde to hinting at CM ambitions, what’s behind Ajit Pawar’s muscle flexing

Ahead of polls, both leaders from Maharashtra are striving to solidify their respective images as benefactor of masses. For NCP leader, upcoming electoral test is make-or-break situation. Key Points

ThePrint

NCP row: Sharad faction can use 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' name till further orders, SC says

News News: The Supreme Court has granted permission to the Sharad Pawar faction to use the name 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' until further orders. The court has also allowed Sharad Pawar to move the Election Commission for allocation of party symbol. Read more. Key Points

Times Of India

NCP row: Sharad faction can use 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' name till further orders, SC says

News News: The Supreme Court has granted permission to the Sharad Pawar faction to use the name 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' until further orders. The court has also allowed Sharad Pawar to move the Election Commission for allocation of party symbol. Read more. Key Points

Times Of India

NCP row: Sharad faction can use 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' name till further orders, SC says

News News: The Supreme Court has granted permission to the Sharad Pawar faction to use the name 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' until further orders. The court has also allowed Sharad Pawar to move the Election Commission for allocation of party symbol. Read more. Key Points

Times Of India

NCP row: Sharad faction can use 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' name till further orders, SC says

News News: The Supreme Court has granted permission to the Sharad Pawar faction to use the name 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' until further orders. The court has also allowed Sharad Pawar to move the Election Commission for allocation of party symbol. Read more. Key Points

Times Of India

NCP row: Sharad faction can use 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' name till further orders, SC says

News News: The Supreme Court has granted permission to the Sharad Pawar faction to use the name 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' until further orders. The court has also allowed Sharad Pawar to move the Election Commission for allocation of party symbol. Read more. Key Points

Times Of India

'Won't recognition to Ajit Pawar faction go against anti-defection law?' — SC on EC's NCP ruling

Earlier this month, a CJI-led bench had made similar observation in Shiv Sena dispute. SC directs Ajit Pawar to declare that 'clock' symbol is sub judice. Key Points

ThePrint

Pawar bahu, social worker & ‘unwilling’ politician — who is NCP's Baramati pick Sunetra Pawar

Sunetra Pawar, wife of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, is known for carrying out social work in family bastion Baramati. Her brother was once close aide of NCP founder Sharad Pawar. Key Points

ThePrint

Video: Supriya Sule, sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar hug amid buzz of poll battle

NCP (SP) leader and Baramati MP Supriya Sule was caught in a video hugging her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar at a temple in the region. The video emerged amid speculation that the two women might battle it out from Baramati in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Key Points

India Today

A Sharad Pawar dinner invite amid talk of nephew Ajit’s Baramati plan

Sharad Pawar has invited Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputies Devendra Fadanavis and Ajit Pawar for dinner when they visit Baramati on Saturday, March 2. This comes amid reports that Ajit Pawar is likely to field his wife from Baramati for Lok Sabha polls. Key Points

India Today

Sharad Pawar unveils symbol of his NCP group at Raigad fort

NCP founder Sharad Pawar unveiled the symbol for his faction, a 'man blowing turha,' symbolising a new campaign for people's welfare. The Election Commission assigned the 'Wall Clock' symbol to Ajit Pawar's faction. EC allotted 'Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar' as the name for Sharad Pawar's group. Key Points

Economic Times

NCP row: Sharad faction can use 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' name till further orders, SC says

News News: The Supreme Court has granted permission to the Sharad Pawar faction to use the name 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' until further orders. The court has also allowed Sharad Pawar to move the Election Commission for allocation of party symbol. Read more. Key Points

Times Of India

Lok Sabha polls: Baramati big battle looms as Supriya Sule versus Sunetra Pawar buzz grows

When Ajit Pawar had broken away from NCP last year, Sule had said that ideological differences led to the split in NCP but there was no divide in the Pawar family. Some leaders in the party chose a different path based on certain ideology but it is an issue related to the party and not the family. NCP is not the Pawar family. The ideological differences are in the party and not in the family, said Sule. Key Points

Economic Times

Who is Sunetra Pawar, likely to take on Supriya Sule in battle of Baramati

Ajit Pawar has hinted at fielding a candidate against his cousin and MP Supriya Sule in Baramati. He has also said that the candidate would be a 'first timer'. Key Points

India Today

NCP vs NCP: Maha speaker says Ajit Pawar's NCP is 'real political party', Sharad Pawar's unit lacks majority

Earlier this month, the Election Commission of India (ECI) declared the Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction as the 'real political party'. Following which, Ajit Pawar's faction got the party's name and clock symbol. The Sharad Pawar-led unit was renamed as 'Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar'. Key Points

Business Today

After Shinde's Sena, Ajit Pawar ruled to be the 'real' NCP by Maharashtra assembly speaker

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar declared the Ajit Pawar faction as the legitimate Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), citing their majority in the party's national executive. Narwekar rejected disqualification petitions against MLAs from both factions, highlighting misuse of the 10th schedule to suppress dissent. He emphasized that disagreement within the party does not equate to defection. Key Points

Economic Times

Sharad Pawar's NCP faction gets new name, it's now Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar

Election Commission allotted the new name a day after it recognised Ajit Pawar faction as the real NCP. New name is only for Rajya Sabha polls this month, the poll body says. Key Points

ThePrint

NCP vs NCP: EC allots new name to Sharad Pawar's faction after Ajit Pawar gets the clock

Following the Election Commission's declaration recognizing Ajit Pawar-led NCP as the legitimate faction, the commission has designated 'Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar' as the official name for the party led by Sharad Pawar. In its official statement, the ECI revealed that Sharad Pawar's party had proposed three names: Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar, Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadrao Pawar, and NCP - Sharad Pawar. Key Points

Economic Times

EC recognises Ajit Pawar-faction as official NCP on basis of ‘legislative majority’, allots symbol

Comes a year after the body recognised Eknath Shinde’s faction as the official Shiv Sena. Sharad Pawar faction calls it ‘murder of democracy’. Key Points

ThePrint

Ajit Pawar gets NCP's name and symbol; Sharad Pawar given special concession to name new political formati

The Election Commission resolved a dispute between the Ajit Pawar faction and Sharad Pawar faction before the 2024 General Elections. The Ajit Pawar camp party's name and symbol were given after over 10 hearings. Key Points

Economic Times

ED being used as tool to terrorise, silence political opponents, says Sharad Pawar

Sharad Pawar criticised the Enforcement Directorate for using it as a tool to intimidate political opponents. His grandnephew, Rohit Pawar, has received a summons regarding the MSCB scam investigation. The ED had previously raided Baramati Agro and other linked entities. The NCP split after Ajit Pawar and eight MLAs joined the Eknath Shinde government. Since then, the Deputy CM has raked up Sharad Pawar's age to justify his rebellion. Key Points

Economic Times

ED issues summons to Rohit Pawar in alleged money laundering case

Rohit Pawar, the grand-nephew of Sharad Pawar and NCP leader, has been summoned by the ED in connection with the alleged MSC Bank scam. In January first week, the agency conducted searches at several locations, including Baramati Agro Pvt.Ltd, which is linked to Rohit Pawar. The NCP and Pawar have called the case politically motivated. Key Points

Economic Times

Ajit Pawar's 'retirement' jibe at uncle Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule's 'senior citizen' barb

NCP leader Ajit Pawar took a dig at his uncle Sharad Pawar, questioning why people were not retiring even after 80 years. He also called his nephew Rohit Pawar a "kid". Ajit Pawar's cousin Supriya Sule responded with a "senior citizen" jibe at him. Key Points

India Today

Dy CM threatens to defeat Sharad Pawar loyalist MP Kolhe

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has announced that his faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will put up a candidate against sitting MP Amol Kolhe in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Pawar has been targeting his uncle Sharad Pawar and other leaders of his faction in recent weeks. | Mumbai news Key Points

Hindustan Times

No alternative to PM Narendra Modi in 2024: Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, mentioned that currently, there's no other choice besides Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India. He stated this when asked about opposition parties aiming to contest against Modi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Key Points

Economic Times

‘No alternative to PM Narendra Modi in country as of now,’ claims Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar said there is currently no alternative to PM Narendra Modi in India. He stated that the decision to choose a leader is based on various factors and not just one or two things. Key Points

mint

Sharad Pawar praises Gautam Adani for extending financial help to set up technology centre in Baramati

In Baramati, Sharad Pawar lauded industrialist Gautam Adani for funding a new technology center during the inauguration of a Robotic lab at Vidya Pratishthan's engineering department. Pawar praised Adani's contribution of ₹25 crore and Siphotech's ₹10 crore for India's first artificial intelligence center. He emphasized the need for embracing technological advancements and announced an agricultural exhibition to empower farmers. Pawar highlighted the importance of skill development and discussed plans for a rural smart factory. Key Points

Economic Times

'Don’t want to hide my caste,' says Sharad Pawar after ‘fake’ caste certificate goes viral

Pawar's statement comes days after a purported certificate showing him as belonging to OBC category went viral on social media. NCP MP’s daughter Supriya Sule called it ‘fake.’ Key Points

ThePrint

Don't want to hide my caste, haven't done politics using it, says Sharad Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar responded to a viral OBC certificate, asserting he doesn't hide his caste and has never based his politics on it. His daughter, Supriya Sule, dismissed the document as fake. Pawar, from the Maratha community, expressed respect for OBC but emphasized addressing community issues without hiding his birth caste. Key Points

Economic Times

Certificate showing Sharad Pawar's caste as OBC goes viral, NCP calls it fake

A viral certificate claimed that Sharad Pawar belongs to the OBC category. However, NCP leader and Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule has refuted claims made in the certificate and called it fake. Key Points

India Today

'Relationships shouldn't come in between politics': Supriya Sule on Sharad-Ajit Pawar meet

NCP President Supriya Sule denies personal differences with brother Ajit Pawar, says fight is ideological, not personal.. Key Points

mint

On Sharad Pawar's Palestine statement, Union minister says 'pity that...'

Union minister Piyush Goyal criticised NCP chief Sharad Pawar for his remarks regarding India's stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict. He said, "This rotten mindset has to stop." Key Points

India Today

Ajit becoming Chief Minister will only be a dream: Sharad Pawar

Ajit Pawar becoming chief minister will remain only a dream, Sharad Pawar said on Thursday. Ajit Pawar became deputy chief minister in July after breaking up the NCP and joining the Shiv Sena-BJP government. Key Points

India Today