# NCP SP dissolves 22-member state spokespersons panel 2026-08-06T04:21:56+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) dissolved its panel of 22 state spokespersons on 4 August 2026 as part of an organisational restructuring. National spokespersons remain in their posts. Mahesh Tapase and Vidya Chavan are currently the only authorised state-level representatives for media interactions. State president Shashikant Shinde said the move would create opportunities for new functionaries. District-level meetings are scheduled from 15 or 16 August for further changes. He denied communication problems with the party’s senior leadership. Speculation about possible support for the BJP was reported, but the article gave no evidence for it. A post by national spokesperson Anish Gawande briefly caused confusion before he clarified that national spokespersons were unaffected. ## Coverage - www.thehindu.com Tags: src-rss Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ncp-sp-dissolves-state-spokespersons-panel-national-spokespersons-unaffected/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ncp-sp-dissolves-state-spokespersons-panel-national-spokespersons-unaffected/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.