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Article 1 : Name of the Party :
The name of the Party shall be "Nationalist Congress Party", hereinafter called 'the Party'. Its headquarters shall be located at New Delhi.

Article 2 : Objectives :
The Party shall bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established and stand committed to the values as enshrined therein, especially in its preamble. More specifically, the Party aims at :

i. Stimulating, promoting and strengthening the spirit and forces of nationalism and vigilantly preserving the Indian national identity, with special emphasis on the egalitarian and secular ethos of the Indian Republic and combating fundamentalism and sectarianism of all shades;

ii. Maintaining the unity and integrity of India by building up on the concept of unity in diversity and by strengthening federalism and decentralisation of power consistent with the Gandhian concept of taking it right down to the village level;

iii. Promoting economic growth and prosperity through competition, self-reliance, individual initiative and enterprise with emphasis on equity and social justice;

iv. Strengthening the Rule of Law and Constitutional Order based on Parliamentary and participatory democracy;

v. Empowerment of the weaker sections through affirmative actions in favour of the disadvantaged sections of the society. The Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Women and the Disabled;

vi. Promoting science and technology, including by drawing upon traditional indigenous know-how and constantly adapting the same to the changing needs of modern Indian society; monitoring the application of science and technology so adapted, immediately for the overall betterment of the people and ultimately for generation, amongst them, of the spirit of inquiry and scientific temper;

vii. Strengthening the forces of peace within the country and in the world; attempting to secure universal, non-discriminatory disarmament; maintaining an independent Indian position and identity in world affairs; and committing to resolving international conflicts through a strengthened and truly representative United Nations;

viii. Ensuring institutionalised and democratic functioning of the Party at all levels by encouraging free exchange of views and permitting the members of the Party to make their best individual contribution to enrich the lives of the people in all spheres;

Article 3 : Flag :

The flag of the Party shall be Tricolour with saffron on the top, white at the middle and green at the bottom, each piece triangular in shape. The length of the flag shall be one and a half times to its width. The wider side of the white portion shall touch both the top and bottom ends of the flag near the mast, the wider sides of the other pieces being, on the opposite sides . The clock shall be printed boldly in black colour on the wider side of the white portion.

Article 4 : Election Symbol :

The Election symbol of the Party shall be the 'Clock' as shown above.

Article 5 : Constituents :

The party will include the National convention and its special sessions and
i) Nationalist Congress Party - National Committee NCP - NC
ii) Nationalist Congress Party - Working Committee NCP - WC
iii) Nationalist Congress Party - State Committee NCP - SC
iv) Nationalist Congress Party - Union Territory Committee NCP - UTC
v) Nationalist Congress Party - Regional Committee NCP - RC
vi) Nationalist Congress Party - District Committee NCP - DC
vii) Committees subordinate to the District Committees like Block/
Constituency Committees and such other Committees as may be
determined by the State Committee.
viii) All abbreviations of the names of Party Committees occurring in the constitution such as NC, wc, sc, utc, rc, dc, cc, AC, cdc, tc, PC and UC may be read as ncp-nc, ncp-wc, ncp-sc, ncp-utc, ncp-rc, ncp-dc, ncp-cc, ncp-ac, ncp-cdc, ncp-tc, ncp-pc and ncp-uc.


Explanation-

1. The area of the SC and UTCs shall be the same as those of the state and union territories as spelt out in the Constitution of India.

The Headquarters of these Committees shall also be those of these States and Union Territories unless changed by the SCs with the prior approval of the Nationalist Congress Party Working Committee (WC);

ii) The WC may, after consulting the concerned SCs, re-demarcate their areas including by their abolition or their full/partial mergers;

iii) The W.C. can in consultation with the SCs concerned, consititute Regional Committees of the Party Whenever it deems necessary for the party to do so in order to strengthen the organsational functioning there.

The area of Regional Committee will be demarcated by the WC. The Regional Committees will be subordinate to the State Committee in all matters except in the affairs connected with elections to the Metropolitan City, Corporations and other local bodies and the functioning of the members of those local bodies within the region.

The District Committees within the jurisdiction of the Regional Committees will be subordinate to the Regional Committees and will function under the guidance and supervision of the Regional Committees.

The President of the Regional Committee shall be the Vice President of the State Committee.

iv) The area and headquarters of District Committees shall be such as may be determined by the WC, after consultation with SCs. Those of other sub-State level Committees may be determined by the concerned SC.

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