NCP vs NCP: ECI Recognises Ajit Pawar Faction As NCP, Allots Official Symbol To Them

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday ruled in favour of Ajit Pawar and identified his faction as the real Nationalist Congress Party.

ECI ruled in favour of Ajit Pawar and identified his faction as the real 'NCP'.

NCP vs NCP: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday ruled in favour of Ajit Pawar and identified his faction as the real Nationalist Congress Party. (Photo: PTI)

The Commission also allotted the NCP symbol 'Wall Clock' to Ajit Pawar's group. (Photo: PTI)

Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar welcomed the Election Commission's decision. In July 2023, Ajit Pawar walked away from Sharad Pawar's NCP with a majority of MLAs and joined the BJP-Shiv Sena government led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Maharashtra. (Photo: PTI)

NCP MP Supriya Sule expressed her disappointment with the ECI's ruling and called it a huge conspiracy against Maharashtra and Marathi people. (Photo: PTI)

The ECI provided a special concession to the Sharad Pawar-led faction of NCP by giving it a "one-time option" to claim a name for its political outfit and provide three preferences by Wednesday afternoon in view of the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. (Photo: PTI)

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis welcomed the ECI's decision. (Photo: PTI)