Nationalist Congress Party

Abbreviation

NCP

Founded

1999

Founder(s)

Sharad Pawar, P. A. Sangma and Tariq Anwar

Main base

Maharashtra

Formed in June 1999 by leaders expelled from the Congress. The party split in 2023; the Election Commission recognised the faction led by Ajit Pawar as the NCP.

Milestones

• 1999 Founded
• 2023 Party splits; NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) formed

Election record at a glance

• Contested 6 Lok Sabha general elections under this name, from 1999 to 2024.
• First won Lok Sabha seats in 1999 (8). Best result: 9 seats in 2009. Total seats won across all elections: 38.
• Highest vote share: 2.27% in 1999.
• In 2024 it contested 5 seats in 2 states/UTs and won 1, with 0.32% of all votes polled.
• In Tamil Nadu it has contested 1 Lok Sabha election without winning a seat.