The Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party was a faction of the erstwhile united Nationalist Congress Party that was led primarily by Ajit Pawar.

Due to several disagreements with the then party president Sharad Pawar, the faction came into existence.

[2] In July 2023, a majority of the elected representatives of the party led by Ajit Pawar joined the National Democratic Alliance government.

This caused a direct split between Ajit Pawar and the founder-president of the party Sharad Pawar.

[3] On 7 February 2024, the Election Commission of India awarded the party name and symbol to the group headed by Ajit Pawar.