The NCP is currently in alliance with the Congress Party in the State of
Maharashtra. NCP is in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance
(UPA) government at the Center.
Inaugurating a federalism conference in New Delhi on Monday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh complained that regional parties and those with narrow, "regional and sectional loyalties" tended to distort the "national vision". (Divide And Rule, Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 07, 2007)
Can coalitions provide the unity of purpose that nation-states need, Manmohan Singh asked today.
(Pm Lays Bare Coalition Cuffs , Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday struck a somewhat discordant note at a conference on federalism when he lashed out at the regional political parties saying "narrow political considerations based on regional or sectional loyalties could distort nat (Pm Lashes Out At Regional Parties , Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2007)
If politicians are seen hovering like flies around the honey pot of cricket, to the extent that even their legislative duties get second preference, the blame should, to a large extent, be laid at the door of the media. (Why Blame Politicians , Deccan Herald, N N SACHITANAND, Nov 06, 2007)
In order to tackle infighting, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has sounded the central party leadership about his intention to drop at least half of the sitting MLAs in the December Assembly election.
(Drop 50% Mlas, Modi To Tell Party , Pioneer, KUMAR UTTAM, Nov 02, 2007)
The police on Thursday arrested JD(U) MLA Anant Singh and four others for allegedly assaulting journalists after taking them hostage and attacking their colleagues when they protested. (Mla Arrested After Attack On Journalists, Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The Left's efforts to organise opposition against the UPA's economic policies got a boost on Tuesday when the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) joined the Left-sponsored farmers rally along with the newly-floated UNPA.
(Ncp Joins Left To Flay Upa's Economic Policies , Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Trying hard to build a “broad-based consensus” at home over the Indo-US nuclear — Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said “there is some delay” but “we have not reached the end of the road yet” — the Congress-led UPA government . . . . (Govt Looking At Dec Window To Approach Iaea, Indian Express, D K Singh, Oct 31, 2007)
Coalition governance has been around for 20 years and while the last two Governments have mastered the art of survival, the issue of effective governance has been a serious casualty. (It's Advantage Congress, Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Oct 29, 2007)
After making his "intentions" clear about rejoining the party he left two years ago, senior NCP leader K Karunakaran on Sunday threw the ball in Congress' court saying that its leadership has to make the next move.
(Karunakaran Happy To Return To Cong , New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Union agriculture minister and NCP leader Sharad Pawar on Sunday expressed a desire to forge an all-India alliance with the Congress party during the next parliamentary general elections, whenever they are held. (Pawar For Ncp-Congress Tieup , Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
In a significant development which could have immense bearing on the two-phased assembly elections in Gujarat, on December 11 & 16, Congress has agreed upon a seat-sharing formula with BJP rebels as well as Nationalist Congress Party.
(Congress In Pre-Poll Deal With Bjp Rebels In Gujarat, Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
In a significant development which could have immense bearing on the two-phased assembly elections in Gujarat, on December 11 & 16, Congress has agreed upon a seat-sharing formula with BJP rebels as well as Nationalist Congress Party.
(It's A Grand Alliance Against Modi, Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Failures to keep the peace in the scarcely reported north-south conflict send a terrible signal as talks begin in Libya.
(Sudan’S Other War A Threat To Darfur, Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Oct 27, 2007)
Accusing ruling BJP government in Madhya Pradesh of failing on all fronts and marred with rampant corruption at higher level, NCP on Wednesday declared that it will support Congress' no confidence motion against chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. (Ncp To Support Congress No-Confidence Motion Against Bjp Govt, Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday appealed to all secular parties to form a united front in Gujarat to defeat the BJP government headed by Narendra Modi.
(Ncp Calls For United Front To Defeat Modi, Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
AN early end to the UPA-Left stalemate on India’s nuclear deal with the US is now ruled out. (Left-Upa Hiatus, Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today vent his anguish over the problems faced in running a coalition government in the backdrop of Left’s pressure for scrapping of the controversial Indo-US nuclear deal.
(Fractured Mandate Hard: Pm, Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The Manmohan Singh government’s bid to put the Indo-US nuclear deal on hold, at least till the next meeting of the UPA-Left nuclear committee meeting, under sustained Left ultimatum and even pressure from its snap polls-wary UPA allies has. . . (Some In Congress Smile As N-Deal’S Put On Hold, Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 24, 2007)
The Manmohan Singh government, which is under tremendous pressure from the United States not to back off from the civil nuclear energy agreement, will have to face Parliament again as the immediate next step after November . . . . (N-Deal To Come Up Again In House In November, Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 24, 2007)
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