NCP becomes first political party of India to have LGBT cell
NCP becomes first political party of India to have LGBT cell

Nationalist Congress Party became the first political party in India to have a LGBT cell.

NCP Maharashtra President Jayant Patil and MP Supriya Sule formally launched the functioning of the cell on Oct 05.

Supriya Sule said, "NCP is a progressive party, we felt LGBT community needs equal rights, so we made a separate cell for them."