Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Recent Developments in Indian Politics

Question:

The party that came to power in the general Lok Sabha elections of 1989 was.

Options:

Congress Party

Janata Dal

B.J.P.

National Front

Correct Answer:

National Front

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4 - National Front

Although the Congress Party was the largest single party (197 seats), it declined to form the government. Consequently, the National Front—a coalition led by the Janata Dal and supported from the "outside" by the BJP and the Left Front—came to power.

V.P. Singh was Prime Minister from December 1989 and November 1990. He led the National Front (NF) government supported by Left Front and BJP. 

While the Janata Dal was the core constituent and the leader of the coalition, the formal entity that held power as the governing alliance was the National Front.