India, Oct. 28 -- The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has appointed Zeeshan Siddique as the new president of its Mumbai unit. The 33-year-old is the youngest leader to hold the key NCP post, party insiders said. The letter of his appointment was issued by the party president.

Siddique is considered close to Parth Pawar, NCP Rajya Sabha MP and the elder son of party president Sunetra Pawar.

He is the son of former minister Baba Siddique, who was shot dead on October 12, 2024 outside Zeeshan's party office in Bandra.

His appointment marks his second significant political milestone in just five months. After a two-year hiatus following his defeat in the November 2024 assembly elections from the Bandra East constituency, he was elected as...