1989 Indian general election

General elections were held in India on 22 and 26 November 1989 to elect the members of the ninth Lok Sabha. The incumbent Indian National Congress (Indira) government under the premiership of Rajiv Gandhi lost its mandate, even though it was still the largest single party in the Lok Sabha. V. P. Singh, the leader of the second largest party Janata Dal (which also headed the National Front) was invited by the President of India to form the government. The government was formed with outside support from the Bharatiya Janata Party and Communist parties led by CPI(M). V. P. Singh was sworn in as the seventh Prime Minister of India on 2 December 1989.

1989 Indian general election

22 and 26 November 1989

529 of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha
265 seats needed for a majority
Registered498,906,129
Turnout61.95% ( 2.06 pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Rajiv Gandhi V. P. Singh
Party INC(I) JD
Last election 46.86%, 414 seats 13.50%, 14 seats
Seats won 197 143
Seat change 217 129
Popular vote 118,894,702 53,518,521
Percentage 39.53% 17.79%
Swing 7.33pp 4.29pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader L. K. Advani E. M. S. Namboodiripad
Party BJP CPI(M)
Last election 7.74%, 2 seats 5.87%, 22 seats
Seats won 85 33
Seat change 83 11
Popular vote 34,171,477 19,691,309
Percentage 11.36% 6.55%
Swing 3.62pp 0.68pp

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Rajiv Gandhi
INC(I)

Prime Minister after election

V. P. Singh
National Front

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