Background
NCP was formed on 25th May 1999, by Shri Sharad Pawar, Shri P. A. Sangma, and Shri Tariq Anwar after they were expelled from the Indian National Congress (INC) on 20 May 1999, for disputing the right of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi to lead the party. At the time of formation, the party also absorbed Indian Congress (Socialist), which traced its origins to anti-coalition partner in the state of Maharashtra in alliance with INC. On 20 June 2012, P A Sangma quit from NCP to contest in presidential polls.
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