Parliament Elections
and Political Parties, 1999
The general elections to the Indian Parliament
is the biggest democratic exercise in the world, with an electorate of
about 620 million. As many as 4648 candidates contested the elections
in 538 of the 543 constituencies where polling could be held in September/October
1999. (Polling was postponed in five constituencies.) The National
Democratic Alliance, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), won a simple
majority in the House.
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