Sharad Pawar

Sharad Pawar Holds Meetings To Prepare For Maharashtra Assembly Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 21, 2019

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar and other senior leaders are holding meetings to identify candidates for the Maharashtra Assembly polls slated for later this year, a party functionary said today.

In Jolt To Sharad Pawar, Government Stops Dam Water Diversion To Baramati

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 13, 2019

The Maharashtra government has decided to stop diversion of water from a dam to Pune's Baramati area, the bastion of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, and move the supply to some of the state's scarcity-hit areas, an official said Thursday.

"Malegaon Accused Will Be In Parliament": Sharad Pawar On Pragya Thakur

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 11, 2019

Nationalist Congress Party Chief Sharad Pawar attacked the BJP on Monday for fielding Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur from Bhopal in the Lok Sabha elections and said that people like her, with serious charges against them, will listen to the President's speech in the parliament

"Not Pakistan, It Was Kashmir": Sharad Pawar Rebuts PM Modi's Terror Remark

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 9, 2019

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has questioned the Narendra Modi-led government's assertion of "hitting the enemy in his home", claiming that such actions against terrorists actually took place in Kashmir and not in Pakistan.

"Want To Win Polls? Campaign Like The RSS": Sharad Pawar To Party Workers

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday June 6, 2019

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar today cited the political practice of approaching the public just before the polls as the reason for their humiliating drubbing by the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections, and exhorted party workers to take a page or two out of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's book while canvassing for votes.

VVIP, Not 5 VIP: On Sharad Pawar Seat Row At PM's Oath, A Clarification

India News | ANI | Thursday June 6, 2019

The Rashtrapati Bhavan has clarified on Wednesday on a controversy over Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar's seating at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath ceremony. Mr Pawar had skipped the oath ceremony after his party was reportedly miffed about his seat in the fifth row.

Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil Quits Congress, Others May Follow

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Tuesday June 4, 2019

Veteran Maharashtra leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, said to be on his way to the BJP, today formally quit the Congress. The buzz is that around 10 lawmakers are also likely to follow him in view of the party's abysmal performance in the Lok Sabha elections -- a move that might prove a huge setback for the party ahead of the assembly elections in t...

Dalit Leader Prakash Ambedkar Warns Sharad Pawar Ahead Of State Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 4, 2019

Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar Tuesday claimed that at least 10 MLAs of the Nationalist Congress Party are in touch with his Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) front in view of the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra.

Upset Over Seat Placement, Sharad Pawar Skipped PM Modi's Swearing-In

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 31, 2019

Nationalist Congress Party or NCP president Sharad Pawar didn't attend the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his new team of ministers as the veteran politician was not allotted seat at the event "as per protocol", his party said on Thursday.

Rahul Gandhi, In Mood To Quit, Has Series Of Meetings In Delhi

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshika Ghosh | Thursday May 30, 2019

Rahul Gandhi broke a self-imposed "ban" and met with leaders like Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar and former prime minister Manmohan Singh in his first outing in four days. He held the meetings before attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath ceremony.

Sharad Pawar's Nephew Ajit Pawar Takes Blame For His Son's Poll Defeat

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 28, 2019

Senior Maharashtra NCP leader Ajit Pawar Tuesday owned up to the responsibility for his son Parth's defeat form Maval Lok Sabha constituency in the debut contest.

Congress-Sharad Pawar Alliance Gets Extension As Sena, BJP Stick Together

India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis and Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday May 28, 2019

The Congress and Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party have decided to continue their alliance for the coming assembly elections in Maharashtra, expected to be held by the end of this year. The two parties won just six of the state's 48 seats in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections -- four seats had gone to the NCP and two to the Congres...

Sharad Pawar May Meet Devendra Fadnavis Over Maharashtra Farm Loan Waiver

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 27, 2019

Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar has demanded a complete farm loan waiver in drought-affected Maharashtra and also sought an appointment with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the issue, his party said on Monday.

"Doubts Were Raised But Won't Blame EVMs": Sharad Pawar On Poll Result

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Thursday May 23, 2019

National Congress Party Sharad Pawar today said he would not "blame the voting machines" after the leads indicated that the ruling BJP will come back to power with a clear majority.

Senior NCP Leader Joins Shiv Sena, Blames Sharad Pawar For His Cross Over

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 23, 2019

Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader and former minister Jaydutta Kshirsagar on Wednesday joined the Shiv Sena, saying he felt "suffocated" in the NCP.