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elections was held in

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, India in two phases on September 5, 1999, and September 11, 1999. Election results were declared on October 7, 1999. The major parties were

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Shiv Sena Shiv Sena ( IAST: ''Śiva Sēnā'') () was a right-wing to far-right Marathi regionalist and Hindu ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Originally emerging from nativist movements in Bom ...

(Yuti) alliance,

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and

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and

contested against each other without a pre-poll alliance but came together for a post-poll alliance to stake claim to form the government.

Vilasrao Deshmukh Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh (26 May 1945 – 14 August 2012) was an Indian politician who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Maharashtra, first term from 18 October 1999 to 16 January 2003 and second term, from 1 November 2004 to 5 D ...

became

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, and

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became Deputy CM.

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elections were held simultaneously, and in them, the BJP-Sena alliance fared better winning 28/48, with Shiv Sena winning 15 seats, BJP 13 seats, Congress 10 seats, and NCP 6 seats.

Results

List of Political Parties participated in 1999 Maharashtra Assembly Elections. Summary of results of the Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1999

Region-wise breakup

Alliance-wise

Alliance-wise results

References

{{Maharashtra State Assembly election State Assembly elections in Maharashtra 1990s in Maharashtra 1999 State Assembly elections in India