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Never thought NCP would split, says Sharad Pawar on party's foundation day
Jun-10-2025

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar expressed disappointment over the unexpected split of his party nearly two years ago, and said future elections will present a different outcome, as he praised party workers who stood by him in difficult times.

Addressing party workers at an event marking the 26th foundation day of the NCP, Sharad Pawar, ‘We never imagined that the party would split, but it did. Despite that, you stayed the course and continued working without losing spirit’. 

Referring indirectly to his nephew Ajit Pawar’s decision to break away, he said, ‘Some people went with other ideologies and this split widened. I do not want to talk about it today. But those who remained loyal to the party, it was because of our party's ideology’. Pawar said he was optimistic about the political landscape changing in upcoming elections.

The NCP split in July 2023 after Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar joined the then Shiv Sena-BJP coalition government. After months of legal battles, the party name and its famous clock symbol was allotted to the Ajit Pawar faction, while the one led by the veteran leader was given the name NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar).


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