1991 Indian General Election
Held amid assassination19 February 1992 (Punjab) · Mandal, Mandir and the coalition era · 534 seats, 269 for a majority
No party won a majority in the Lok Sabha, resulting in the Indian National Congress (Indira) forming a minority government under new Prime Minister P. V.
Prime Minister before
Chandra Shekhar
SJP
Prime Minister after
P. V. Narasimha Rao
INC(I)
Largest force
Indian National Congress (Indira)
232 of 534 seats
Turnout
56.7%
The result
| Share of the Lok Sabha | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress (Indira) | 248 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 232 | — | 9,97,99,403 | 36.3% | -3.3 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 124 | L. K. Advani | 120 | — | 5,53,45,075 | 20.1% | +8.8 | |
| Janata Dal | NF | V. P. Singh | 59 | — | 3,25,89,180 | 11.8% | -6.0 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | NF | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | 35 | — | 1,69,54,797 | 6.2% | -0.4 | |
| Communist Party of India | — | — | 14 | — | 68,51,114 | 2.5% | — | |
| Telugu Desam Party | — | — | 13 | — | 82,23,271 | 3.0% | — | |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | — | — | 11 | — | 44,70,542 | 1.6% | — | |
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | — | — | 6 | — | 14,81,900 | 0.5% | — |
44 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.