Sharad Govindrao Pawar, is an Indian politician from Maharashtra with over 50 years of public service. He holds a position of prominence in politics of India as well as the regional politics of Maharashtra. During his long career, Pawar has served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on three occasions and held the posts of Minister of Defence and Minister of Agriculture in the Government of India. He is president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress. He leads the NCP delegation in the Rajya Sabha, the upper chamber of Indian parliament. He is one of the founders of MVA, a post-poll alliance in Maharashtra between Shivsena, NCP, and INC.
NCP leader Ajit Pawar had approached him seeking to form a government with BJP, and had said his uncle Sharad Pawar was aware of his plans, former CM Devendra Fadnavis said in an interview to a TV.. IndiaTimes - Published
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and NCP chief Sharad Pawar met here on Friday evening to discuss allocation of portfolios and expansion of the week-old Maha Vikas Agadhi (MVA)government in.. IndiaTimes - Published
Sharad Pawar has said protracted and heated negotiations with Congress irritated his nephew and led him to assert that the government could not be run when talks with Congress were taking so long and.. IndiaTimes - Published
Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar took oath as chief minister and deputy chief minister, respectively, on November 23 at an early morning ceremony at the Raj Bhavan. DNA - Published
Sharad Pawar asserted on Tuesday that an alliance with Shiv Sena was "not difficult", compared to a tie-up with BJP, and said his nephew Ajit Pawar had rebelled against the party as he was "totally.. IndiaTimes - Published
Dwelling on the controversies surrounding government formation in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said on Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had expressed a desire to âwork togetherâ, but.. IndiaTimes - Published
"PM Modi had insisted on working together with me, as on some issues we have similar opinions. But I refused his offer," Sharad Pawar told a regional news channel. "Modi told me that my political.. IndiaTimes - Published
In his first reaction after BJP gave up its bid to form a government in Maharashtra, party president and home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said offering the CM's chair is actual horse trading and.. IndiaTimes - Published
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, chosen unanimously as leader of the three-party Maha Vikas Aghadi of Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP, will be sworn in as chief minister at Shivaji Park at 6.40pm on.. IndiaTimes - Published
NCP leader Ajit Pawar Wednesday said he continues to be in the Sharad Pawar-led party, adding it was up to CM-designate Uddhav Thackeray to take a call on inducting him into the cabinet. Ajit Pawar,.. IndiaTimes - Published
NCP MLA Rohit Pawar on Wednesday said he was sure his uncle Ajit Pawar would return to the party and felt happy after the latter met party chief Sharad Pawar. He also said that the Pawars "stand.. IndiaTimes - Published
NCP leader Supriya Sule on Wednesday personally welcomed newly-elected MLAs at Vidhan Bhawan upon their arrival for the oath-taking ceremony in Maharashtra assembly. Sule, daughter of NCP chief Sharad.. IndiaTimes - Published
Speaking to reporters here, NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said, "After Thackeray is elected as our leader, we will go to the governor to stake claim to form the government." His remarks came soon after.. IndiaTimes - Published
With the NCP hit by multiple desertions ahead of the Maharashtra polls, Sharad Pawar assumed charge of the campaign and traversed the state. His efforts paid off, with the party winning 54 seats, 13.. IndiaTimes - Published
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court's direction calling for a floor test in the Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday, saying he was grateful to the apex court for upholding the.. IndiaTimes - Published
MLAs from the anti-BJP front gathered in a âmajorityâ show of strength at a Mumbai hotel. NCP chief Sharad Pawar was flanked by Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on one side and Congress leader.. IndiaTimes - Published
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday night told a gathering of MLAs that he would personally ensure that none of them loses membership for voting against the BJP during floor test in the Maharashtra.. IndiaTimes - Published
Addressing reporters in Karad town of neighbouring Satara district, the NCP chief reiterated that the decision of aligning with the BJP was that of his nephew Ajit Pawar and not of the NCP. He also.. IndiaTimes - Published
Both Mumbai Police and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are are probing allegations pertaining to loans sanctioned by MSC Bank and investigating the actions of more than 70 politiciansâ 50 from the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Sharad Pawar visited Karad in Maharashtra on Monday to pay tributes to the state's first chief minister Yashwantrao Chavan on his death anniversary. Pawar arrived at 'Pritisangam', Chavan's memorial at.. IndiaTimes - Published
Sharad Pawar said that Ajit Pawar's statement on still being part of the NCP was false. He said that Ajit was trying to create confusion. NCP state chief Jayant Patil submitted a letter to Raj Bhavan,.. IndiaTimes - Published
NCP president Sharad Pawar on Sunday accused his nephew Ajit Pawar, who has aligned with the BJP, of creating confusion and false perception among people. The NCP chief took to Twitter to once again.. IndiaTimes - Published
Rivalries between uncles and nephews is not a new phenomenon in Maharashtra politics which is in churn following NCP leader Ajit Pawar's coup against the party chief and his uncle Sharad Pawar, the.. IndiaTimes - Published
NCP chief Sharad Pawar along with Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray met the legislators of Nationalist Congress Party at a Mumbai hotel on Sunday. The legislators told the two leaders that they were.. IndiaTimes - Published
Ajit Pawar had tweeted that he is a part of NCP and will remain so while adding that the BJP-NCP alliance will provide a stable Government in Maharashtra for the next five years which will work.. DNA - Published
Pawar also assured that the BJP-NCP alliance will provide a stable Government in Maharashtra for the next five years which will work sincerely for the welfare of the state and its people. DNA - Published
The Sena chief was joined by senior party leaders and son Aaditya Thackeray, who won the last month's Maharashtra assembly polls from Worli seat in Mumbai, during his discussion with Pawar, sources.. IndiaTimes - Published
Speaking to media outside NCP Chief Shard Pawar's Silver Oak's residence, Patil said, "I have come here to meet Ajit Pawar and convince him that he is part of our NCP family. Let see what happens... IndiaTimes - Published
The meeting between Kakade and NCP chief comes ahead of Supreme Court hearing on a joint plea of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress against the decision of Maharashtra Governor inviting BJP's Devendra.. IndiaTimes - Published
Ajit Pawar or his office started calling his trusted Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislators at 8pm on Friday. The legislators were asked if they were with Ajit or Sharad Pawar. Devendra Fadnavis.. IndiaTimes - Published
When Ajit Pawar took oath as the deputy CM of Maharashtra, one big question was whether his uncle Sharad Pawar was on board. Sharad Pawar however soon made it clear that Ajit's decision was personal... IndiaTimes - Published
BJPâs Devendra Fadnavis was, at 8am, sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister for the second time running. NCP leader Ajit Pawar will be the deputy chief minister of the state. Sharad Pawar said the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Ajit Pawar got himself crowned as deputy chief minister of Maharashtra by attempting to split the NCP founded by his uncle Sharad Pawar. The move came as a shock to many. It is speculated that Ajit.. IndiaTimes - Published
In 1978, Pawar ran the rainbow coalition comprising the Janta Party and the Peasants Workers Party that lasted less than two years. Incidentally, this time he is trying to forge a similar alliance in.. IndiaTimes - Published
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) leader Prakash Ambedkar has sought to link Saturday's political developments in Maharashtra with Sharad Pawar's recent meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi,.. IndiaTimes - Published
The BJP leadership seems to have cashed in on a long-standing feud within NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar's family by managing an overnight coup just as final contours of a coalition between the Congress,.. IndiaTimes - Published
Surprised by BJP and NCP chief Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar over government formation in Maharashtra, the Congress is taking all its 44 MLAs to Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal to avoid poaching. IndiaTimes - Published
NCP president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the decision of his nephew Ajit Pawar to join hands with the BJP to form a government in Maharashtra was an act of indiscipline and attracts provisions of.. IndiaTimes - Published
"Pawar and PM Modi talked about farmers. In the meeting, Modi ji would have told Pawar that his party NCP is important for NDA. Shiv Sena is quitting NDA so a big party should join the ruling alliance... IndiaTimes - Published
Claiming that Ajit Pawar has the support of 10-11 NCP MLAs, party chief Sharad Pawar termed his nephew's decision to support a BJP-led government in Maharashtra against the party line and an act of.. IndiaTimes - Published
While BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis took oath as chief minister of Maharashtra for the second consecutive term after a month-long uncertainty over government formation in the state. Sharad Pawar's.. IndiaTimes - Published
BJP's Devendra Fadnavis and NCP leader Ajit Pawar took oath as the Maharashtra CM and deputy CM respectively, an unexpected development a day after Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray emerged as the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar will address a joint press conference at 12:30pm on Saturday. This comes after BJP's Devendra Fadnavis earlier.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Saturday said Nationalist Congress party president Sharad Pawar and his daughter and Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule should join the Union Cabinet of Prime mInister Narendra.. IndiaTimes - Published
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