Although the coalition is intact, he may try to realign the NCP with other parties.

ECONOMIST: Cleaning up Mumbai and Maharashtra

Ajit Pawar resigned partly to show independence from his uncle, the ageing NCP strongman, Sharad Pawar.

ECONOMIST: Cleaning up Mumbai and Maharashtra

He is the nephew of Sharad Pawar, a powerful minister in the federal government, and the leader of the NCP.

BBC: Ajit Pawar

He must also deal with a shifty coalition partner in the state assembly, the NCP, run by the Pawar family.

ECONOMIST: Cleaning up Mumbai and Maharashtra

Mr Pawar is from the regional Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) which is in power in Maharashtra in alliance with the Congress party.

BBC: Ajit Pawar

Sharad Pawar, a former BCCI president, is the head of the NCP.

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The current Sudanese government consists of an alliance between the military and the National Congress Party (NCP) which promotes an Islamist platform.

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An official of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has even held out the prospect that the deliberations could provide a basis for major constitutional and legal reform.

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