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Which is recently formed national party? Examine its objectives.

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The recently formed national party is Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). It was formed in 1999 following a split in the Congress Party.

This party espouses democracy, Gandhian secularism, equity, social justice and federalism.

It also wants that high offices in government be confined to natural born citizens of the country.

A major party in Maharashtra, it has a significant presence in Meghalaya, Manipur and Assam.

It is a coalition partner in the state of Maharashtra in alliance with the Congress. Since 2004, it is a member of the "United Progressive Alliance".

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