The Election Commission of India (ECI) has allowed the Nationalist Congress Party- Sharadchandra Pawar to accept any amount of contribution voluntarily offered to it by any person or company other than a government company. 

NCP (SP) had requested the ECI in March and April this year to issue a communication/certificate recording the purpose of being able to accept voluntary contributions. The interim approval came on Monday, some 80 days before the Assembly elections. The party fought the Lok Sabha elections in alliance with the Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) and won eight out of 10 seats it contested.