Which of the following statements are correct about elections in India?

(A) The Congress Party won more seats in the Lok Sabha in 1989 elections than in 1984 elections.
(B) The 1991 Lok Sabha elections marked the end of the 'Congress system'.
(C) The Lok Sabha elections in 1989 led to the defeat of the Congress party but did not result in a majority for any other party.
(D) In 1989 the National Front formed a coalition government at the centre.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(C) and (D) only

The correct answer is Option (4) → (C) and (D) only

(A) The Congress Party won more seats in the Lok Sabha in 1989 elections than in 1984 elections. (Incorrect).  In 1984, Congress won a landslide (over 400 seats) after Indira Gandhi’s assassination. In 1989, its tally fell drastically (to about 197 seats). So it did not win more seats in 1989 than in 1984.
(B) The 1991 Lok Sabha elections marked the end of the 'Congress system'. (Incorrect). Political scientists generally consider the 1989 Lok Sabha elections as the end of the "Congress system," a period of single-party dominance by the Indian National Congress. While the party remained an important force after 1989, it no longer held the same centrality and dominance it had previously.
(C) The Lok Sabha elections in 1989 led to the defeat of the Congress party but did not result in a majority for any other party. (Correct). The Congress party lost power, but no single party, including the newly formed National Front, secured a majority on its own. This resulted in a hung Parliament and marked the beginning of India's era of coalition governments.
(D) In 1989 the National Front formed a coalition government at the centre. (Correct). The National Front, an alliance of Janata Dal and other regional parties, formed a minority government at the center with outside support from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left Front.