With less than a month to go, Maharashtra Assembly elections are set for a colossal battle of two alliances that did not exist merely three years ago. The voting for the 288 seats is set to take place on November 20 as national parties like Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC) flex their muscle.

Explained: Why NCP will be the 'kingmaker' in Maharashtra assembly elections

Zeeshan Siddique, son of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddiqui, who was shot dead on October 12, joined the Ajit Pawar-led faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday (October 25).

Baba Siddiqui's son Zeeshan Siddique joins Ajit Pawar's NCP ahead of Maharashtra elections

The Supreme Court on Thursday (Oct 24) directed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's NCP to use the "clock" symbol in its publicity material in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections with a disclaimer that the matter was sub-judice before it.

India: Supreme Court allows Ajit Pawar’s NCP to use ‘clock’ symbol in Maharashtra elections, with disclaimer

Four prominent leaders have stepped down from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra's Pimpri Chinchwad, delivering a significant setback to Ajit Pawar's leadership following the party's underperformance in the recent Lok Sabha elections.

Four key leaders resign from Ajit Pawar's party following electoral defeat

The Shiv Sena has voiced dissatisfaction with not getting any Cabinet positions in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new National Democratic Alliance (NDA) cabinet.

After NCP, Shiv Sena expresses discontent over lack of cabinet positions in Modi 3.0 cabinet

The Ajit Pawar faction was on Thursday (March 14) questioned by the Supreme Court over using veteran leader Sharad Pawar's images for campaigning. Officially recognised as the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Ajit Pawar group was asked to file an undertaking by a bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan that they would neither directly nor indirectly use the name of Sharad Pawar.

'Stick to your identity': Supreme Court pulls up Ajit Pawar faction for using Sharad Pawar's images

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar on Thursday extended an invitation to Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, and the two deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar for lunch at his Baramati residence on Saturday when the state leadership will visit the constituency to inaugurate several developmental projects.

BJP 2nd round of talks on seat sharing in Maharashtra; Eknath Shinde, Ajit Pawar meets Amit Shah

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar on Thursday extended an invitation to Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, and the two deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar for lunch at his Baramati residence on Saturday when the state leadership will visit the constituency to inaugurate several developmental projects

India: Sharad Pawar invites Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar for lunch at residence

The founder of India’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Sharad Pawar on Saturday (Feb 17) vehemently opposed a decision by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to give the party’s name to his nephew Ajit Pawar.

‘Never happened before in India,’ NCP founder Sharad Pawar reacts after losing party name, symbol to nephew

The Election Commission approved a new name for Sharad Pawar's NCP faction — Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar. Earlier, the senior Pawar faction had submitted three options for a new name to the Election Commission of India.

India: Sharad Pawar’s faction gets a new name after losing ‘real NCP’ identity

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday (February 6) ruled that the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is the real party.

Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar faction is the real NCP, rules ECI

The raging family fued between Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar has resulted in a major victory for the latter. The Election Commission has declared Ajit's faction as the real NCP after he led a rebellion in July 2023.

Ajit Pawar is the real NCP, says Election Commission

Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar was given the Finance and Planning portfolio on Friday, nearly two weeks after he broke away from the original party and took oath as Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister.

Maharashtra: NCP ministers given portfolios, new deputy CM Ajit Pawar gets finance

Tit-for-tat expulsions and appointments in both factions of the India's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) marked the beginning of a bitter battle for control of the party between Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and his uncle and party patriarch Sharad Pawar on Monday as the stage of the confrontation shifted from the government to the party.

India: Rival camps spar, who controls NCP | Ajit Pawar

Just days after he led a mutiny against his uncle Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra's new deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said on Wednesday that he aspires to be the chief minister one day.

I want to be chief minister, says Ajit Pawar, approaches EC to claim NCP name, party symbol

India: Ajit Pawar's rebellion sparks a bitter Pawar vs Pawar fight for NCP

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar, on Monday, while addressing a public meeting in Karad, said that the people of the Indian state of Maharashtra will not succumb to undemocratic forces.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar reacts to nephew Ajit's rebellion, says 'some fell prey to BJP's tactics'

The twists and turns in west Indian state Maharashtra's politics over the last four to five years has not been short of any movie plot. The political drama reached its zenith when the National Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar took oath as the deputy chief minister for the fifth time on Sunday (July 2).

Ajit Pawar: Political player who split NCP to become deputy CM of Maharashtra for fifth time

The political shift in the Indian state of Maharashtra has seen a dramatic twist with a top leader from the state's opposition party. The NCP became a part of the ruling Coalition led by the BJP along with other legislators. The move by the National Congress parties leader Ajit Pawar has now raised questions not only on the future of this party but also on the health of India's opposition as they prepare for next year's elections.

What's next for NCP and Ajit Pawar?

In Pics | Maharashtra politics: From Fadnavis to Thackarey to Shinde, with some 'Pawar' play

The political scenario in the Indian state of Maharashtra took a dramatic twist when a top leader from the state's opposition party became a part of the ruling Coalition.

Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra's new deputy CM

Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar on July 2 joined hands with the NDA government in Maharashtra. He took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra in presence of CM Eknath Shinde and Dy CM Fadnavis. Ajit Pawar reached Raj Bhavan after holding a meeting with NCP leaders at his residence.

India: NCP’s Ajit Pawar sworn in as deputy CM of Maharashtra in Eknath Shinde-led govt

In yet another dramatic turn of events in the Indian state of Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) senior leader Ajit Pawar, on Sunday (July 2), crossed party lines and joined the incumbent Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led state government and was sworn in as the new deputy CM of the state.

India: NCP's Ajit Pawar joins NDA government, takes oath as deputy chief minister of Maharashtra

India: Major political coup in Maharashtra, NCP’s Ajit Pawar joins NDA government

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