General elections were held in
India on 16, 22 and 28 February 1998 to elect the members of the
12th Lok Sabha
This is the list of members of the 12th Lok Sabha, (10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999) after the 1998 Indian general election held during February–March 1998. This was the second consecutive Lok Sabha, like the 11th Lok Sabha elections that d ...
. The elections were held three years ahead of schedule after the government led by
Inder Kumar Gujral collapsed when the
Indian National Congress (INC) withdrew its support in November 1997.
The result was another hung parliament, with no party or alliance able to muster a majority. However,
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (; 25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian politician who served three terms as the 10th prime minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months fr ...
of the
Bharatiya Janata Party was able to form a coalition government led by the
National Democratic Alliance
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) () is a Centre-right politics, centre-right to Right-wing politics, right-wing and Conservatism, conservative Indian big tent political alliance led by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It was foun ...
with the support of the
Telugu Desam Party. He was sworn in as
Prime Minister with support from 272 of 543 MPs. However, his government collapsed on 17 April 1999 when the
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam withdrew their support. This led to
fresh elections in 1999.
Results
By state
See also
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Election Commission of India
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body. It was established by the Constitution of India to conduct and regulate elections in the country. Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, di ...
References
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