The Election Commission (EC) ruled in favor of Ajit Pawar's faction, granting them the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) name and symbol. This decision has sparked controversy, with Sharad Pawar's faction expressing discontent and planning to approach the Supreme Court. The EC also directed Sharad Pawar's faction to choose a new name. The ruling has led to political upheaval, with various leaders and parties reacting to the decision.
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#WATCH | Baba Siddique joins NCP in the presence of party chief and Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, in Mumbai. The former Maharashtra minister had resigned from Congress on February 8. https://t.co/IzwQo8QnLi
#WATCH | Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi says, "The law and order situation has collapsed in the state (Maharashtra) but this government has no shame. Abhishek Ghosalkar was a heavyweight leader of Shiv Sena, his father is still with us, what happened is… https://t.co/xMyonyTWTx
#WATCH | Mortal remains of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar brought to his residence in Mumbai's Borivali. He was shot dead last night in a firing incident in the Dahisar area of Mumbai. https://t.co/6EgUGlTJI6
#WATCH | Mortal remains of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar brought to his residence in Mumbai's Borivali. He was shot in a firing in the Dahisar area of Mumbai, yesterday. https://t.co/RzQi0iYGAV
VIDEO | "Abhishek Ghosalkar had been a councillor. The way he was killed in Mumbai, it is a serious issue. There is 'gundaraj', 'mafiaraj' in Maharashtra. This 'mafiaraj' has the blessings of the Shinde government. Where is Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis?" says Shiv Sena (UBT)… https://t.co/UGAVrGiAbv
#WATCH | Maharashtra: On Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar shot dead in a firing in Dahisar area of Mumbai, party MP Sanjay Raut says, "...There is 'gunda raj' and 'mafia raj' in Maharashtra. This 'mafia raj' has the blessings of the Shinde govt...We will not keep… https://t.co/tNuGyDcU8A
VIDEO | Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar's mortal remains brought to his residence in Borivali, Mumbai. According to the police, he was shot dead on Thursday evening during a 'Facebook Live' by a local 'social activist' who also ended his own life. https://t.co/oWyPeuETPt
Pune: On Shive Sena (UBT) corporator Abhishek Ghosalkar's murder, Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP Chief Ajit Pawar says, "Such an incident should not have happened in Maharashtra. It is clearly visible in the video that there were friendly relations between the two, despite this,… https://t.co/GfkFjVxKD7
Maharashtra | Dahisar firing incident | Police detained a person named Mehul in the Dahisar firing case. Interrogation is underway. After investigation of the incident spot for about 7 hours, the police recovered a pistol, a live cartridge and CCTV footage: Mumbai Police
#WATCH | Mumbai: Investigation underway in the Dahisar firing incident in which Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar was shot dead in a firing. Police present at the spot. https://t.co/GEvwqKwhTR https://t.co/eIJmyoysBZ
#UPDATE | Maharashtra | Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar's murder case handed over to Mumbai Police Crime Branch: Mumbai Police https://t.co/aZRQtbpYKo
VIDEO | Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) reacts to the killing of a former SS (UBT) contractor and son of an ex-MLA, Abhishek Ghosalkar, in Mumbai earlier today. https://t.co/DWwMj7nsKW
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader shot dead during live video, shooter dies by suicide https://t.co/CXY92LmOqA
STORY | Shiv Sena (UBT) leader's son shot in Mumbai, video goes viral READ: https://t.co/ENQS0tIFtZ https://t.co/U2shD40STj
#WATCH | On Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar shot in Mumbai, party spokesperson Anand Dubey says, "An attempt to create an atmosphere of anarchy in Maharashtra is being made. BJP, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena, Ajit Pawar's NCP have completely failed...Nobody seems to be… https://t.co/ZdYdhVNyGY https://t.co/nYNsANQfHl
#WATCH | Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar shot in a firing in Dahisar area of Mumbai. He has been admitted to a hospital. Police present at the spot. Details awaited. https://t.co/qZkoX4gLlr https://t.co/nYNsANQfHl
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar shot in a firing in Dahisar area of Mumbai. He has been admitted to a hospital. Police present at the spot: Mumbai Police
#WATCH | On former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique's resignation from Congress, Sharad Pawar Faction spokesperson Clyde Crasto says, "Maybe to save political existence. If questions are raised against someone and they join the BJP, then those questions stop. Maybe he left to… https://t.co/bADZXtIm6T
#WATCH | Posters of new party name allotted to Sharad Pawar faction - 'Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar'- put up outside the party's office in Mumbai's Ballard Estate office https://t.co/RydByMopnA
#NewsAlert | Amid rumours of a move to Ajit Pawar's NCP, Baba Siddique resigns from Congress https://t.co/7WfhIy2pSe
#WATCH | Jharsuguda, Odisha: On Ajit Pawar getting NCP name & symbol and Sharad Pawar getting a new name for his faction: Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says, "Sharad Pawar is the real NCP, the founder, the doer of NCP. He was even… https://t.co/zkbgmDBD5P
#TheNews | Sharad Pawar's Party Assigned New Name By Election Commission Read Here: https://t.co/bmkMX4jjEV https://t.co/yjaV6jLn2l
#WATCH | On Ajit Pawar getting NCP name & symbol and Sharad Pawar getting a new name for his faction: Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant says, "I think the same thing had happened in the case of Shiv Sena...Election Commission was… https://t.co/fV9GnZ1R6o
#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra: On Sharad Pawar getting a new name for his faction, Sharad Pawar Faction spokesperson Clyde Crasto says, "The ECI asked us for 3 names, out of which they finalised one name... The name 'Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar' has been… https://t.co/6ZWPyIDYsu
VIDEO | “Election Commission is working under someone’s direction nowadays; they are not working as per the law. They did the same with our party (Shiv Sena UBT faction), which they did with Sharad Pawar’s NCP. Our legal battle against these issues will continue, but this is a… https://t.co/1F5rIpMwj6
EC declares new name for #SharadPawar's NCP faction https://t.co/JSyTTN47q8
Sharad Pawar's Party Assigned New Name By Election Commission Read Here: https://t.co/bmkMX4jRut https://t.co/zurmwoCLJG
#SharadPawar gets a new name for his political outfit - "Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar" https://t.co/iv6opzXz8B
Sharad Pawar gets a new name for his faction: "Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar" Yesterday, Election Commission granted Ajit Pawar the NCP name and symbol. https://t.co/i2zRxkyhyz
Sharad Pawar gets a new name for his party: "Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar" Yesterday, Election Commission granted Ajit Pawar the NCP name and symbol. https://t.co/A6I6iuudCO
VIDEO | "The Election Commission has decided that the NCP will remain with Ajit Pawar. If someone has an objection to this, he can approach to the judiciary. But we believe that the Election Commission's decision is right," says Rajya Sabha MP @praful_patel on EC declaring the… https://t.co/MFl5iZqR6D
#WATCH | Delhi: On Sharad Pawar's faction to seek the Supreme Court, NCP MP Praful Patel says, "Election Commission of India is an independent organisation... We have faith in the courts and the Election Commission. If they make a decision on something and if anyone wants to… https://t.co/MR9dyqDMXn
#WATCH | Delhi: On Ajit Pawar getting the NCP name and symbol, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut says, "...It is no more Election Commission of India (ECI) but rather Modi-Shah's Election Commission...This happened with Shiv Sena too..." https://t.co/nmMAz5COmG
#Watch | Maharashtra: Posters of Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule and Rohit Pawar put up outside the NCP office in Mumbai. EC ruled in favour of the faction led by Ajit Pawar in connection with dispute in the NCP. ECI provided a one-time option to claim a name for its new political… https://t.co/27gfSbaRn6
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Posters of Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule and Rohit Pawar put up outside the NCP office in Mumbai. EC ruled in favour of the faction led by Ajit Pawar in connection with dispute in the NCP. ECI provided a one-time option to claim a name for its new political… https://t.co/sCqrB6UzcP
Ajit pawar faction files caveat application in Supreme Court seeking hearing in case Sharad Pawar faction’s move an appeal against Election Commission order officially recognising Pawar's faction as the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). A Caveat application is filed by a… https://t.co/ZhIdvyizoH
VIDEO | "Yes, obviously we will go to the Supreme Court," says NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) spokesperson Clyde Crasto on EC giving NCP name, symbol to Ajit Pawar. https://t.co/D2dSnIfigJ
#WATCH | Delhi: On NCP dispute ruled in favour of Ajit Pawar's faction, Sharad Pawar's daughter and MP Supriya Sule says, "We already clarified yesterday that we are definitely moving to the Supreme Court and we are very optimistic beacuse we know we are on the right side." https://t.co/MSAL1NkUdE
#WATCH | On NCP dispute ruled in favour of Ajit Pawar's faction, Maharashtra BJP MP Gopal Shetty says, "They ( Sharad Pawar faction) can go to the high court or Supreme court..." https://t.co/sE1UsyIqEm
#WATCH | Delhi: On Ajit Pawar getting the NCP name and symbol, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut says, "...You may have MLAs or MPs. If these MLAs and MPs lose the elections tomorrow, what will happen to the party? The entire decision is wrong and biased... Sharad Pawar is still the… https://t.co/Nze3T2Qtrg
Ajit Pawar's faction wins poll body battle, Sharad Pawar side asked to submit new name, symbol by today @rounakview reports https://t.co/VZFsu7iaUF
#WATCH | Nagpur: On Ajit Pawar getting the NCP name and symbol, Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis says, "This was an expected decision. If we look at the kind of decisions given by the Election Commission at different times in the last 10-15 years in such matters, then… https://t.co/8hZkN7bjGe
Election Commission grants NCP's name and symbol to Ajit Pawar faction; Asks Sharad Pawar camp to take a new name https://t.co/NYb23m6Pcj
Election Commission Recognizes Ajit Pawar's Faction as Official Nationalist Congress Party https://t.co/5BAyM9BQva
‘Process to end democracy started…’: Sharad Pawar faction leaders fume as EC declares Ajit Pawar faction as real NCP https://t.co/mcE8G5BYMs
VIDEO | “This was expected. Sharad Pawar is not going to lose anything by this decision. This day needs to be observed as black day, there is no democracy left here,” says Congress MLA @VijayWadettiwar on the Election Commission declaring the Ajit Pawar faction as the real NCP. https://t.co/Rs3FTuKwEG
#WATCH | On Ajit Pawar getting the NCP name and symbol, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde says, "In a democracy, majority is important. Today, the majority is with Ajit Pawar. So, Election Commission took this decision on merit. Majority has been proven once again in democracy. This… https://t.co/9ALw7jmy3n
#WATCH | On EC granting the NCP name and symbol to him, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar says, "...The matter was before the Election Commission. A separate matter is also before the Assembly Speaker. That matter has also been heard...and we hope that we will have the result… https://t.co/FXYxyidzMc
#WATCH | On EC granting the NCP name and symbol to him, Maharashtra Deputy Ajit Pawar says, "...The matter was before the Election Commission. A separate matter is also before the Assembly Speaker. That matter has also been heard...and we hope that we will have the result soon. I… https://t.co/rrF4WhhIJ6
Big win for Ajit Pawar as EC officially recognizes his faction as real NCP https://t.co/9rI4WBGO6M
#WATCH | On Ajit Pawar getting the NCP name and symbol, Congress leader and LoP in state assembly Vijay Wadettiwar says, "We had expected this. This was expected when Shiv Sena's result came. This is nothing new. Which direction is the country heading to? Today's decision makes… https://t.co/0hj2sJZWfg
In democracy, majority is given importance and that is why EC gave us NCP name and symbol: Ajit Pawar
#WATCH | On Ajit Pawar getting the NCP name and symbol, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale says, "...We welcome the ruling of the Election Commission. Sharad Pawar should form a new party. If he doesn't want to form one, he should come back to NDA..." https://t.co/mSuIM5H9nU
#WATCH | On Ajit Pawar getting the NCP name and symbol, Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje says, "This is the victory of truth. Truth has won in Maharashtra. So, Ajit Pawar has received his symbol. It is good, I congratulate them...Together, we will make PM Modi once again in May… https://t.co/Eay9pZWK1v
#WATCH | On Ajit Pawar getting the NCP name and symbol, BJP MP Gopal Shetty says, "EC's ruling should be welcomed. We welcome it...EC is the authority, what it says is right..." https://t.co/rRIVFqfDuX
VIDEO | "The Election Commission has recognised the Ajit Pawar faction because when there is split in a party and two-third members come together, then that faction gets the recognition. Such case has happened earlier too and recently, Eknath Shinde took 40 our of MLAs with him,… https://t.co/cJRhjDKEyy
#WATCJ | Ajit Pawar faction's counsel, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi says, "The Election Commission showed exemplary patience. It heard both sides...Then they gave the verdict. It was right from the beginning that I knew, on behalf of the Ajit Pawar group, that we were going to… https://t.co/sjMvqpQDFT
#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra: On Ajit Pawar getting the NCP name and symbol, Sharad Pawar Faction spokesperson Clyde Crasto says, "This is not a surprise. Ajit Pawar faction leaders had been continuously saying that they would get the name and the symbol, with date... In 1999,… https://t.co/kBhCH69yAl
VIDEO | “What was done with Shiv Sena earlier is happening with us now. It is not a new order. Only the name has changed but the content is the same,” says NCP MP @supriya_sule while speaking on Election Commission's decision to declare the Ajit Pawar faction as the real… https://t.co/l9yUmZnmC0
#WATCH | Sharad Pawar's daughter and MP Supriya Sule says, "...The 'tod-mod' politics that is going on in this country is beyond the Constitution. What is happening is not good for democracy...ICE - Income Tax, CBI, ED - is being used by this government and parties & families are… https://t.co/cq4vMZ9eiI
#WATCH | When asked about an alternate name and symbol that has to be submitted by Sharad Pawar faction to EC, Supriya Sule says, "We will do that tomorrow..." https://t.co/cxuFEXEUfF
VIDEO | “Today, the Election Commission has handed over the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) name and symbol to Ajit Pawar faction. The world knows that Sharad Pawar established this party, but announcing Ajit Pawar faction as real NCP is clearly a death of democracy,” says NCP… https://t.co/2B62gMKz1q
#WATCH | Delhi | On Ajit Pawar getting the NCP name and symbol, Sharad Pawar's daughter and MP Supriya Sule says, "...Our documents were fine. Founder member and founder leader of this party is only Sharad Pawar...But now the atmosphere is something else right now. There is an… https://t.co/fGjAZD8Mih
#WATCH | Delhi | "Adrishya shakti (Invisible power)," says Sharad Pawar's daughter and MP Supriya Sule, when asked what she thinks is the reason behind the EC's ruling granting the NCP name and symbol to Ajit Pawar. https://t.co/ybMBksIQlI
#WATCH | Delhi | "Adrashiya shakti (Invisible power)," says Sharad Pawar's daughter and MP Supriya Sule, when asked what she thinks is the reason behind the EC's ruling granting the NCP name and symbol to Ajit Pawar. https://t.co/TtD8RhzkNJ
#ElectionCommission officially recognised Ajit Pawar's faction as the Nationalist Congress Party (#NCP) and granted the party's symbol to #AjitPawar's group. The commission's decision is based on the test of legislative majority. The commission has also directed #SharadPawar's… https://t.co/bQ8ySLosN6
Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis congratulates NCP leader Ajit Pawar after ECI rules NCP name and symbol matter in favour of Ajit Pawar https://t.co/j02ZQ0S8FC
Will approach Supreme Court, it is our last hope: Jayant Patil on Election Commission ruling that Ajit Pawar faction is real NCP
#WATCH | Delhi | On Ajit Pawar getting the NCP name and symbol, Sharad Pawar's daughter and MP Supriya Sule says, "...I think what happened with Shiv Sena is what is happening with us today. So, this is not a new order. Just the names have been changed but the content is the… https://t.co/fGq8I0AgpW
VIDEO | “It was bound to happen, there is nothing new in it. The day they revoked our national party status, we knew this day would come. It was our biggest mistake to take Ajit Pawar back in our party and make him Deputy CM,” says NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) leader Jitendra Awhad… https://t.co/DrUJ5R8CF4
Sharad Pawar will rebuild party: Supriya Sule on EC ruling to declare Ajit Pawar faction as real NCP
Pune | On Ajit Pawar getting the NCP name and symbol, Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule says, "I want to congratulate Ajit Pawar for getting the symbol and name...He has the majority support from MLAs and MPs...I am sure he will take the NCP ahead. Opposition makes… https://t.co/js7tXfff5k
Party workers are with Sharad Pawar: Supriya Sule on Election Commission''s ruling that Ajit Pawar-led faction is the real NCP
VIDEO | Visuals of celebrations outside NCP leader Ajit Pawar’s office in Mumbai after Election Commission of India announced Ajit Pawar’s faction as the real Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). In its order, the Election Commission allotted NCP symbol 'Wall Clock' to the group… https://t.co/OJLX7KswN2
#WATCH | Delhi: On Ajit Pawar getting the NCP name and symbol, Sharad Pawar faction leader Jitendra Awhad says, "This was going to happen. We already knew this... Today he (Ajit Pawar) has choked Sharad Pawar politically... Only Ajit Pawar is behind this... The only one who… https://t.co/EVeyv9xdXq