1990_Gujarat_Legislative_Assembly_election

1990 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election

1990 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election

State assembly election in India


The 8th Gujarat Legislative Assembly election was held in 1990.[1] No party won the majority. Janata Dal (JD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 70 and 67 seats respectively. Indian National Congress won only 33 seats, compared to 149 seats in previous legislative election. The alliance of BJP and JD formed the government under the chief ministership of Chimanbhai Patel of JD and deputy chief ministership of Keshubhai Patel of BJP.[2][3][4][5]

Quick Facts All 182 seats in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly 92 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

Results

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Elected members

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References

  1. "Gujarat Assembly elections on year 1990". Archived from the original on 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  2. Shah, Ghanshyam (1996-01-13). "GUJARAT-BJP's Rise to Power". Economic and Political Weekly. 31 (2–3): 7–8. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  3. "Gujarat Assembly Election Results in 1990". Elections in India. Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  4. Stevens, Harry (2017-10-26). "For 22 years, Gujarat has been a BJP stronghold. But it wasn't always this way". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  5. Mahurkar, Uday (1990-03-31). "Gujarat: Chimanbhai Patel takes charge as Gujarat CM with BJP support". India Today. Retrieved 2020-12-21.

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