Nationalist Congress Party News
Thackeray expands Maharashtra cabinet, Ajit Pawar is deputy CM
A total of 26 cabinet ministers and 10 ministers of state from Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP take oathThere are 43 ministers in the 288-member state assembly, including the chief minister
2 min read31 Dec 2019NCP gets invite to form Maharashtra govt, has time till 8:30 pm on Tuesday
With 54 MLAs, the NCP is the third largest party after the BJP (105) and the Shiv Sena (56)The NCP’s ally Congress has 44 winning candidates in the 288-member house where the majority mark is 145
1 min read11 Nov 2019High Court ruling on Maratha quota gives BJP-Sena the edge in Maharashtra
The BJP-Sena is looking to carry the momentum from its LS poll performance in assembly polls likely in OctoberThe Maratha quota, reduced to 12% in education and 13% in jobs by the court, is a substantial sop for the community estimated at 30-32% of Maharashtra’s population
2 min read30 Jun 2019Delhi, Mumbai on high alert amid rising security concerns
Some other major cities have also been put on high alert as tension escalates between India, PakistanMaharashtra govt curtailed state’s budget session to ease burden on security agencies in view of the current situation
2 min read1 Mar 2019NCP flip-flop on Rafale may be bargaining ploy for 2019
Pawar is playing hardball with the Congress which is keen on putting together a mahagathbandhan of parties opposed to the BJP
2 min read4 Oct 2018Maharashtra MLC polls: Sena, BJP win 2 seats each
While Shiv Sena’s tally went up from 9 to 11 seats, the BJP maintained its strength and tally of NCP and Congress declined
1 min read25 May 2018Maharashtra MLA resigns from NCP, to join BJP
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislator Niranjan Davkhare told reporters that he had sent his resignation to legislative council chairman Ramraje Nimbalkar
1 min read24 May 2018Exchange of demonetised notes: Sharad Pawar says district cooperative banks to move SC
NCP chief Sharad Pawar says some district central cooperative banks in Maharashtra will move Supreme Court if centre and RBI does not allow them to exchange demonetised notes
2 min read28 Feb 2018Contours of a coalition to challenge BJP taking shape
Opposition parties, anti-BJP organizations join hands in ’Samvidhan Bachao’ (Save the Constitution) rally, led byNCP chief Sharad Pawar, on Republic Day
3 min read29 Jan 2018Gujarat elections: Congress would have done better if it allied with NCP, says Praful Patel
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel says the Congress would have ’done better’ in the Gujarat election if it had formed an alliance with his party
1 min read18 Dec 2017Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared