1991 Indian General Election

Held amid assassination

19 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

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Indian National Congress (Indira)

P. V. Narasimha Rao · 36.3% of votes

232

seats

Bharatiya Janata Party

L. K. Advani · 20.1% of votes

120

seats

Janata Dal

V. P. Singh · 11.8% of votes

seats

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

E. M. S. Namboodiripad · 6.2% of votes

seats

Communist Party of India

2.5% of votes

seats

Telugu Desam Party

3.0% of votes

seats

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

1.6% of votes

seats

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

0.5% of votes

seats


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.