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	Nationalist Congress Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In January 2004, Sangma quit the NCP because he felt Sharad Pawar was getting closer to the Congress Party in spite of no change of leadership in the Congress.
		The NCP advertises itself a progressive, secular party that stands for "democracy, Gandhian secularism, equity, social justice, and federalism." It positions itself as a moderate, left-leaning alternative to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress.
		The party is in power in the state of Maharashtra in alliance with Congress(I).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nationalist_Congress_Party (372 words)

	Indian National Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Indira Gandhi, the daughter of Nehru, and Congress president, was then challenged by the majority of the party leadership.
		The Congress (I) was routed in the general elections by the Janata Party.
		In the 2004 general elections, the Congress alliance won the largest number of seats and got an assurance of support from the Left Front upsetting the Atal Behari Vajpayee-led National Democratic Alliance which according to all forecasts was going to coast to victory.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_National_Congress (1641 words)

	Encyclopedia: Nationalist Congress Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tariq Anwar (born January 16, 1951 is the general secretary of the Nationalist Congress Party of India.
		The party is in power in state of Maharashtra with Congress(I) support and some of its members are in Manmohan Singh's cabinet at center, after victory of Congress(I) in 2004.
		Sonia Gandhi Sonia Gandhi (à¤¸à¥‹à¤¨à¤¿à¤¯à¤¾ à¤—à¤¾à¤à¤§à¥€;) (born December 9, 1946), is an Italian-born Indian politician, the president of the Indian National Congress (Congress Party) and the widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Nationalist-Congress-Party (972 words)

	Mr. Sharad Pawar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Distancing herself from Prime Ministership by leaving the issue to the parliamentary party was one example of Sonia's tactical and strategic moves that she employed in the recently concluded AICC session, held the rebel troika of Pawar, P A Sangma and Tariq Anwar.
		Expelled Congress politician Sharad Pawar today launched a parallel organisation called the Nationalist Congress Party with a sharp attack on Sonia Gandhi for her "tactical and strategic move" during this week's AICC session to distance herself from the prime ministership by leaving the issue to the parliamentary party.
		Party general secretary T P Peethambaran said they had detailed discussions with Pawar, who is himself a former president of the party, on working together.
	www.sharadpawar.com /ncp.html (671 words)

	Indian National Congress - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party) is the oldest surviving political organisation in India, and is also one of its largest political parties.
		In the 2004 general elections, the Congress alliance won the most number of seats and got an assurance of support from the Left Front upsetting the Atal Behari Vajpayee-led National Democratic Alliance which according to all forecasts was going to coast to victory.
		The emergence of the fact that the Left Front (parties with communist ideology) is supporting this government led to a plunge in the stock markets due to concern over continuance of economic reforms agenda pursued by the previous government.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Indian_National_Congress (1007 words)

	The Hindu : Front Page : Congress-NCP retains Maharashtra
		While the NCP started off as the junior partner of the Congress in their joint bid to retain power in the State, it emerged as the party with the largest number of seats.
		In 1999, when the NCP and the Congress had fought the elections separately, the NCP had won 58 seats while the Congress won 75.
		Party sources suggest that the victorious NCP legislators are likely to demand a greater say in government formation.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2004/10/17/stories/2004101706160100.htm (836 words)

	The Hindu : Front Page : NCP seeks top post
		Having emerged as the single largest party, the NCP claimed that the turn to head the Government rightfully belonged to it this time.
		And the NCP, it is understood, at one time took the position that the party may prefer to support the Government from outside.
		The Congress argued that comparison to the 1999 formula was incorrect since the party had no pre-poll pact then either with the NCP or others.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2004/10/18/stories/2004101806680100.htm (474 words)

	Meghalaya Nationalist Congress Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Meghalaya Nationalist Congress Party a political party that existed in Meghalaya, India in December 2003.
		It was formed by Cyprian Sangma on December 15, when six out of 14 Nationalist Congress Party legislators broke away.
		MNCP was also the name of another NCP splinter-group in the state, formed in 2001.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meghalaya_Nationalist_Congress_Party (109 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
		The Congress today played down the crisis facing the coalition government in Maharashtra, saying the party did not wish to ‘vacate’ the political space in the state for ‘communal forces’ and it was for the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to clarify its stand.
		One of the factors weighing being considered by the Congress leadership was the impact of its decision in Maharashtra on the party’s fortunes in the states facing elections in November.
		Congress leaders like Member of Parliament Suresh Kalmadi, a former confidant of Mr Pawar, added fuel to the fire by stating that the time was ripe for the Congress and the NCP to snap ties.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20031014/main4.htm (563 words)

	INDOlink - India General News - NCP Emerges Largest Party, Would Like CM’s Post (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the DF dispensation, Congress held the post of the chief minister since it was the major ally of the alliance.
		This is despite both the Congress and NCP losing vote share in the region compared to 1999, when the two parties had contested separately, soon after Sharad Pawar parted ways on the issue of Sonia Gandhi's foreign origins.
		Meanwhile, as per a Congress source in Maharashtra, the Congress, NCP and the Republican Party's 288 candidates spent Rs 144 crore in the election.
	www.indolink.com /displayArticleS.php?id=101604062442 (1927 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| South Asia \| Congress at the crossroads
		More recently, Congress lost three key state elections to the BJP last November, a move that prompted the ruling party to hold national polls six months ahead of schedule.
		Congress party officials say that the Gandhis are the only ones who can keep the party from disintegrating and energise the party faithful.
		It is the reason why few are willing to write the party's obituary and also why it is hoping to be voted in at the head of a multi-party coalition of its own.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/south_asia/3505704.stm (651 words)

	Know the NCP
		The NCP was wiped out in all local and state elections in Bihar and Gujarat in the last five years.
		Sangma said there should be no alliance with the Congress, as the NCP was founded on the principle that no person of foreign origin should rule India.
		Pawar argued with Sangma that the NCP and Congress had an alliance government in Maharashtra and there was no harm in tying up for the general election, especially in view of the fact that Gandhi had agreed that the issue of leadership could be decide after the election.
	www.rediff.com /election/2004/apr/15espec1.htm (388 words)

	Pawar to be discharged in two days (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, who is recuperating after undergoing surgery at Breach Candy, is likely to be discharged by tomorrow or the day after.
		NCP candidates feel handicapped without Pawar campaigning and are making desperate pleas to the party leadership to get him back, even if only for a couple of minutes at important venues.
		The party is also waiting for Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s schedule, as Pawar was to hold five joint meetings with her, after the Congress and NCP decided to join hands for the Lok Sabha polls.
	web.mid-day.com /news/city/2004/april/80483.htm (318 words)

	NCP gaining ground in Maharastra as Muslim voters back the party, The Milli Gazette, Vol. 3 No. 1
		While the Nationalist Congress Party under the leadership of its president Sharad Pawar is not only consolidating its position but also expanding it, the Congress continues to lack direction and is ridden with factionalism.
		NCP leader Sharad Pawar was suspended from the Congress for challenging two years ago Sonia Gandhi’s leadership of the party on account of her foreign origin.
		Amongst the slew of factors responsible for the swing in favor of Congress and NCP is the lack of a suitable alternative.
	www.milligazette.com /Archives/01012002/0101200220.htm (883 words)

	Nationalist Party General Congress comes to an end
		The Party wants also a country that offers its economic services around the world's markets especially in those that are opening up by the EU enlargement and by the ever-growing relationship between Europe and the Arab neighbors.
		Gonzi talked about the 125-year success of the Nationalist Party saying that the PN was instrumental in bringing about large-scale constitutional reforms for Malta such as the Independence from the British and Malta's membership in the European Union.
		The Nationalist Party leader said that now is the time when everyone needs to shoulder a fraction of this burden, saying that above all, the operational costs of Enemalta would next year increase from a loss of 19 million to 26 million.
	www.di-ve.com /dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=159824&pid=23 (1083 words)

	Nationalist Party Manifesto
		Likewise, the Party is convinced that Malta's place is among the free nations of the West and in a free Europe, and we therefore approve the presence of the NATO armed forces in our midst.
		The Party is determined that Malta shall not remain a passive spectator in the struggle between democracy and communism.
		In this sector the Nationalist Party is after the promotion of Trade Unionism and expects that, in the interest of the workers, these should do their duty and contribute towards the development of thc Maltese Nation.
	www.maltadata.com /pn-62.htm (2719 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : NCP to make poll issue of Maersk bid for JNPT terminal
		The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief, Mr Sharad Pawar, announced at a press conference on Wednesday that Maersk's bagging the JNPT box terminal project would be one of his party's major poll issue.
		In NCP's view, a foreign company operating in the backyard of the Indian Navy's sensitive defence installations was a matter of "grave security concern," according to Mr Pawar.
		Not only this, but the party would also seek to highlight its view that the JNPT and the Government were getting a raw deal from Maersk, as the port's revenue share "is a pittance," he said.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2004/04/15/stories/2004041501690100.htm (430 words)

	Daily Excelsior... Editorial
		It was bad on the part of Congress Party to have tricolour as the party flag because it resembled materially and otherwise the national flag.
		But Congress persisted with it for obvious political gains that would confuse the voters and treat the Congress as the sole messiah of the national cause or the cause of the people.
		At another level Sonia's return as the party chief is bound to give an extra edge to the attacks on her on the nationality issue.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /99may29/edit.htm (6193 words)

	News Headings
		Earlier, the Congress forwarded a formal proposal to the breakaway Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), inviting it to hold talks on the formation of a new government in Maharashtra to "keep communal forces out of power" even as the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance deferred staking claim to power in the state.
		Although the Congress stepped up its efforts for the formation of a government in the state which had given a fractured verdict in the assembly elections, the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance put off the election of its joint leader at a meeting of new legislators here on account of "inauspicious amavasya".
		The proposal to authorise the respective party leaders to choose the leader was moved by Mr Munde and seconded by Mr Rane.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99oct10/head.htm (1172 words)

	Indiainfo.com -> India -> Pawar re-elected NCP president, blames Congress
		New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on May 30 criticised Congress for its failure to provide an alternative to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government and asserted that it would intensify its efforts to bring together all secular forces.
		The NCP convention coincided with a two-day conclave of Chief Ministers of the 15-congress ruled states, which is likely to discuss the crucial issue of tie-up with political parties in the next Assembly elections as also in Lok Sabha polls.
		He said Congress party also failed to act when opportunities knocked at their door to dislodge the BJP- BSP government in UP at a time when it was racking under defections in the BJP.
	news.indiainfo.com /2003/05/30/30ncp.html (346 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		PATNA: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) would release the list of its candidates for the Council poll from local bodies' constituencies only after consultations with "friendly parties", according to NCP leaders Tariq Anwar, Jagannath Mishra and Nawal Kishore Shahi, who were talking to mediapersons on Sunday.
		PATNA: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) would release the list of its candidates for the Council poll from local bodies' constituencies only after consultations with "friendly parties", according to NCP leaders Tariq Anwar, Jagannath Mishra and Nawal Kishore Shahi, who were talking to media persons here on Sunday.
		According to NCP leaders, their party is annoyed over the proposed move to deploy troops of the Indian Army in Iraq without having nod of the United Nations.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/xml/uncomp/articleshow?msid=24632 (728 words)

	Revolt rocks NCP
		MUMBAI, AUG 20: Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar will get a taste of the medicine he administered to the Congress (I) in 1995 Assembly elections -- fielding rebels as Independents against the official candidate of the party.
		Surprisingly, NCP spokesperson Gurunath Kulkarni, dubbed the development as an inter-party affair and advised the rebels to work honestly for the NCP.
		NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal and Pawar were not available for comment as they are on a tour.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990821/ipo21060.html (412 words)

	GN Online: Nationalist Congress Party on verge of a split ahead of pivotal meeting
		The Nationalist Congress Party is on the verge of a split, a day ahead of its meeting to decide whether to go along with the Congress in the general elections.
		The Congress Party reportedly made it clear that he could not align with the NDA at the centre and at the same time ally with the Congress in Maharashtra.
		NCP officials said they could not gamble in this state where it is the main partner in the Congress-led coalition that got together to keep the saffron parties at bay.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=108011 (671 words)

	Nationalist Congress Party
		An initiative of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar, the proposal was initially mooted in 1994 to the State government by the then Municipal...
		In a full turn of the wheel, the Nationalist Congress party (NCP) will receive Congress President Sonia Gandhi's representative at the National Convention of the party in Surat, more than six years after it was formed opposing her as a Prime Ministerial candidate.
		He was welcomed to the party fold by Union Minister Praful Patel and party general secretaries Tariq Anwar and T P Peetambar Master.
	www.nationalistcongressparty.com (2306 words)

	Sharad Pawar NCP - nationalist congress party, bhujbal, sonia gandhi
		The NCP never made it big enough to stake claim to state power alone and had to stick with the Congress in Maharashtra, a rather humiliating decision for him.
		The Congress was, by all accounts, seen as a losing party, while all was shining for the NDA.
		For a party with such small numbers, it was to his credit that he got to command the Union agriculture ministry.
	www.dancewithshadows.com /sharad_pawar.asp (1064 words)

	Russia - 4 - 1880 - Nationalist Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Newspaper of the Natioanlist Party of the Russian Empire - 25 Rubles - October 1880.
		Last week, the dirigents of the nationalist party met at St Petersburg to talk about the current problems on Russia and on the whole world.
		Nationalist party is the only alternative at this moment for the Conservative government, everybody in Russia knows it.
	www.cse.sc.edu /~girard/1880/Russia_4_1880_NatA.html (1199 words)

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