Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Recent Developments in Indian Politics

Question:

Which Political Party did not join the government formed by the National Front in 1989 but supported it?

(1) Congress
(2 BJP
(3) AGP
(4) TMC

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

2

Explanation:

The political party that did not join the government formed by the National Front in 1989 but supported it was the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party), which is option (2). The National Front government was led by V.P. Singh, and it included various regional parties and the support of the BJP from the outside.

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.