Which of the following is not correct about the change between 1989 and 2014 elections?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → There have been 16 governments at the center
Option (1) There have been either coalition governments or minority government, supported by other parties, which did not join government. True. Since 1989 every government has been of one of these two kinds, until 2014.
Option (2) There have been 16 governments at the center False. Since 1989 there have been eleven governments at the Centre, not sixteen.
Option (3) Any government could be formed only with the participation or support of the many regional parties True. This is what marks the new phase of coalition politics.
Option (4) The support of regional parties applied to the National Front government, the United Front, the BJP-led coalition, the NDA and the UPA True. These are the governments of 1989, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2009.
NCERT (2025-26): “Alliance politics … Thus, with the elections of 1989, a long phase of coalition politics began in India. Since then, there have been eleven governments at the Centre, all of which have either been coalition governments or minority governments supported by other parties, which did not join the government. In this new phase, any government could be formed only with the participation or support of many regional parties. This applied to the National Front in 1989, the United Front in 1996 and 1997, the BJP-led coalition in 1998, the NDA in 1999, the UPA in 2004 and 2009. However, this trend changed in 2014.…” |