In a setback to veteran politician Sharad Pawar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday held that the faction led by his nephew Ajit Pawar is the real Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and it is entitled to use its name and reserved ‘clock’ symbol.
Making a concession to the faction led by Mr. Sharad Pawar, who is one of the founders of the NCP, the commission allowed it a “one-time option” to claim a name for its political outfit and provide three preferences by Wednesday in view of the upcoming Rajya Sabha election.
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