1998 Indian general election

1998 Indian general election
← outgoing members
All 545 seats in the Lok Sabha ; 273 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	61.97% ( 4.03%)
Prime Minister before election; Inder Kumar Gujral; Janata Dal	Subsequent Prime Minister ; Atal Bihari Vajpayee; BJP

General elections were held in India in 1998 to constitute the 12th Lok Sabha, after the government led by I. K. Gujral collapsed when Indian National Congress (INC) withdrew support in November 1997.^[2] The outcome of the new elections was once again indecisive, with no party or alliance able to muster a majority. Turnout for the election was 61.97%.

Bharatiya Janata Party's Atal Bihari Vajpayee was sworn in Prime Minister getting support from 286 members out of 545 till the government collapsed on 17 April 1999^[3] when the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam withdrew their support. This led to a fresh general election in 1999.^[4] It also marked the first time since independence that India's long-time governing party, the INC, failed to win majority in two consecutive elections.

Results

Party	Acronym	Alliance	% of votes	Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party	BJP	NDA	25.59%	182
Indian National Congress	INC	Congress	25.82%	141
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	CPI(M)	United Front	5.4%	32
Samajwadi Party	SP		4.93%	20
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	AIADMK	NDA	1.83%	18
Rashtriya Janata Dal	RJD	Jan Morcha	2.78%	17
Telugu Desam Party	TDP		2.77%	12
Samata Party	SAP	NDA	1.76%	12
Communist Party of India	CPI	United Front	1.75%	9
Biju Janata Dal	BJD	NDA	1%	9
Shiromani Akali Dal	SAD	NDA	0.81%	8
West Bengal Trinamool Congress	WBTC	NDA	2.42%	7
Janata Dal	JD	United Front	3.24%	6
Independents	-		2.37%	6
Shiv Sena	SS	NDA	1.77%	6
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	DMK	United Front	1.44%	6
Bahujan Samaj Party	BSP	Jan Morcha	4.67%	5
Revolutionary Socialist Party	RSP	United Front	0.55%	5
Haryana Lok Dal (Rashtriya)	HLD(R)		0.53%	4
Pattali Makkal Katchi	PMK	NDA	0.42%	4
Republican Party of India	RPI		0.37%	4
Tamil Maanila Congress	TMC(M)	United Front	1.4%	3
Lok Shakti	LS	NDA	0.69%	3
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhhagam	MDMK	NDA	0.44%	3
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	NC		0.21%	3
All India Forward Bloc	AIFB	United Front	0.33%	2
Indian Union Muslim League	IUML	Congress	0.22%	2
Arunachal Congress	AC		0.05%	2
Nominated Anglo-Indians	-		-%	2
All India Rashtriya Janata Party	AIRJP	Jan Morcha	0.56%	1
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)	SJP(R)	Jan Morcha	0.32%	1
Haryana Vikas Party	HVP	NDA	0.24%	1
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimen	AIMIM		0.13%	1
All India Indira Congress (Secular)	AIIC(S)	United Front	0.12%	1
Janata Party	JP	NDA	0.12%	1
Kerala Congress (Mani)	KC	Congress	0.1%	1
United Minorities Front, Assam	UMFA		0.1%	1
Peasants and Workers Party of India	PWPI		0.07%	1
Autonomous State Demand Committee	ASDC		0.05%	1
Manipur State Congress Party	MSCP		0.05%	1
Sikkim Democratic Front	SDF		0.03%	1
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha	JMM	Jan Morcha	0.36%	0
Asom Gana Parishad	AGP	United Front	0.29%	0
Hill Peoples' Democratic Party	HPDP		0.2%	0
NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi)	NTRTDP(LP)	NDA	0.1%	0
Kerala Congress	KC	United Front	0.09%	0
United Democratic Party	UDP		0.06%	0
United Goans Democratic Party	UGDP		0.04%	0
Manipur Peoples Party	MPP		0.03%	0
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party	MGP		0.02%	0
Mizo National Front	MNF	NDA	0.02%	0
Total			100%	545

Summary

Alliance	% of votes	Seats
National Democratic Alliance	46.61%	254
Congress & allies	26.42%	144
United Front	11.74%	64
Jan Morcha	4.40%	24
Others	10.82%	59
Total	100%	545

Results by state

State	Party	Acronym	Alliance	Seats
Andhra Pradesh	Indian National Congress	INC	INC+	22
	Telugu Desam Party	TDP	NDA	12
	Bhartiya Janata Party	BJP	NDA	4
	Others			4
	Total			42
Assam	Indian National Congress	INC	INC+	10
	Others			3
	Total			13
Bihar	Bhartiya Janata Party	BJP	NDA	19
	Samata Party		NDA	10
	Rashtriya Janata Dal			17
	Indian National Congress	INC	INC+	4
	Others			4
	Total			54
Gujarat	Bhartiya Janata Party	BJP	NDA	19
	Indian National Congress	INC	INC+	7
	Total			26
Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu and Kashmir National Conference	JKNC		3
	Bhartiya Janata Party	BJP		2
	Indian National Congress	INC		1
	Total			6
Karnataka	Bhartiya Janata Party	BJP	NDA	13
	Indian National Congress	INC	INC+	9
	Others			6
	Total			28
Madhya Pradesh	Bhartiya Janata Party	BJP	NDA	30
	Indian National Congress	INC	INC+	10
	Total			40
Maharashtra	Indian National Congress	INC	INC+	31
	Republican Party of India	RPI	INC+	6
	Shiv Sena	SS	NDA	6
	Bhartiya Janata Party	BJP	NDA	4
	Total			48
Orissa	Indian National Congress	INC	INC+	4
	Bhartiya Janata Party	BJP	NDA	7
	Biju Janata Dal	BJD	NDA	9
	Others			1
	Total			21
Rajasthan	Indian National Congress	INC	INC+	19
	Bhartiya Janata Party	BJP	NDA	5
	Others			1
	Total			25
Tamil Nadu	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	AIADMK	NDA	18
	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	DMK		5
	Bhartiya Janata Party	BJP	NDA	3
	Tamil Manila Congress			3
	Others			10
	Total			39
Uttar Pradesh	Bhartiya Janata Party	BJP	NDA	58
	Samajwadi Party	SP		19
	Bahujan Samaj Party	BSP		4
	Others
	Total			85
West Bengal	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	CPM	LF	24
	Trinamool Congress	TMC		7
	Revolutionary Socialist Party	RSP	LF	4
	Communist party of India	CPI	LF	3
	All India Forward Block	AIFB		2
	Bhartiya Janata Party	BJP	NDA	1
	Others			1
	Total			42

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Government Falls, Indian Premier Quits; Coalition Splits Amid Gandhi Assassination Debate - The Washington Post - HighBeam Research". 3 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
^ "BJP's one-vote defeat in 1999 was narrowest in history". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
^ "The 1999 No-Trust Motion That Former PM Vajpayee Lost by One Vote". The Quint. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Government Falls, Indian Premier Quits; Coalition Splits Amid Gandhi Assassination Debate - The Washington Post - HighBeam Research". 3 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

[3] "BJP's one-vote defeat in 1999 was narrowest in history". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

[4] "The 1999 No-Trust Motion That Former PM Vajpayee Lost by One Vote". The Quint. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

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