Updated On: 12 December, 2025 01:48 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad
Sharad Pawar, president of the Nationalist Congress Party (SP) and Rajya Sabha MP, celebrates his 85th birthday on Friday, reflecting a remarkable five-decade political career marked by Maharashtra leadership, Union ministerial roles, electoral victories, and enduring prominence in Indian politics. (PICS/ PTI VIDEOS)

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Sharad Pawar formed the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress
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Sharad Pawar was born in Baramati, in Pune district

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A poster full of his old, new photos was set near the centre
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The gate of the centre was also decorated with flowers

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Supporters and party functionaries came to greet the chief on this occasion
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