The National Front Government of 1989 was led by:
(1) P.V. Narasimha Rao
(2) A.B. Vajpayee
(3) Chandra Shekhar
(4) V.P. Singh

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National Front came to power for the first time in 1989 under the leadership of Mr V.P. Singh as the Prime Minister of India. It was supported by the Left Front and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Elections in 1989 led to the defeat of the Congress party but did not result in a majority for any other party. Though the Congress was the largest party in the Lok Sabha, it did not have a clear majority and therefore, it decided to sit in the opposition. The National Front (which itself was an alliance of Janata Dal and some other regional parties) received support from two diametrically opposite political groups: the BJP and the Left Front. On this basis, the National Front formed a coalition government, but the BJP and the Left Front did not join in this government.