1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

The 1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election took place in October 1999 in 224 constituencies in Karnataka, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Karnataka for the next five years.

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
All 224 Legislative Assembly seats
113 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader S.M. Krishna B.S. Yeddyurappa J.H.Patel
Party INC BJP JD(U)
Alliance NDA NDA
Leader since 1996
Leader's seat Maddur (won) Shikaripura (lost) Channagiri (Lost)
Last election 34 40 Party did not exist
Seats won 132 44 18
Seat change 98 4 18
Percentage 40.84% 20.69% 13.53
Swing 13.89% 3.70% 13.53%
  Fourth party
 
Leader Siddaramaiah
Party JD(S)
Leader since 1999
Leader's seat Chamundeshwari (lost)
Last election Party did not exist
Seats won 10
Seat change 10
Percentage 10.42%
Swing 10.42%
Chief minister before election

J. H. Patel
JD(U)

 Elected Chief minister

S. M. Krishna
INC

The Indian National Congress secured a huge majority winning 132 seats. The National Democratic Alliance composed of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (United) faction was a distant second winning only 63 seats. The Janata Dal (Secular) faction of former prime minister Deve Gowda also bit dust winning only 10 seats. The election was held simultaneously with the Lok sabha elections. The Janata Dal government collapsed in mid-1999 owing to a split in the Janata Dal. The Chief minister J.H.Patel, party president C.Byregowda and many other prominent leaders were part of the Janata dal (United) faction and along with Ramakrishna Hegde allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party whereas the former prime minister Deve Gowda and his associates including the deputy chief minister Siddaramaiah joined the Janata dal (secular) faction. Owing to the anti-incumbency against both the factions of JD, Congress won handsomely. S.M. Krishna of the Congress was sworn in as Chief Minister on 11 October 1999.

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