Which one of the following statements is not correct about the era of politics after 1989?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → No single party secured a clear majority of seats in any Lok Sabha elections held since 1989 till 2019.
Option (1) There was emergence of several parties in such a way that one or two parties did not get most of the votes or seats. True.
Option (2) No single party secured a clear majority of seats in any Lok Sabha elections held since 1989 till 2019. False. No single party won a clear majority from 1989 only till 2014; in 2014 and 2019 the BJP got a clear majority on its own.
Option (3) An era of coalition governments at the centre was initiated, in which regional parties played a crucial role in forming ruling alliances. True.
Option (4) In 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP got a clear majority on its own. True. This is the very fact that makes Option (2) wrong.
NCERT (2025-26): “Decline of Congress … Thus, began an era of multi-party system. To be sure, a large number of political parties always contested elections in our country. Our Parliament always had representatives from several political parties. What happened after 1989 was the emergence of several parties in such a way that one or two parties did not get most of the votes or seats. This also meant that no single party secured a clear majority of seats in any Lok Sabha election held since 1989 till 2014. This development initiated an era of coalition governments at the Centre, in which regional parties played a crucial role in forming ruling alliances but in 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha election, the BJP got clear majority on its own.” |