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Business News/ Photos / 1989 Lok Sabha elections: after the high of 1984, Congress loses to V. P. Singh

1989 Lok Sabha elections: after the high of 1984, Congress loses to V. P. Singh

9 Photos . Updated: 08 Apr 2014, 01:54 pm IST Livemint

The idea of supporting a government from outside gained popularity as the numerous crisis including the Bofors scam hit the Congress hard. Images of the rise of V. P. Singh.

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi voting in 1989. Numerous crisis during his tenure hit the Congress. The Bofors scandal led to the party losing the elections. Photos: Hindustan Times

1/9Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi voting in 1989. Numerous crisis during his tenure hit the Congress. The Bofors scandal led to the party losing the elections. Photos: Hindustan Times

Voting during elections of 1989. The elections were held in two phases on November 22 and November 26, 1989 for 525 seats in the Lok Sabha.

2/9Voting during elections of 1989. The elections were held in two phases on November 22 and November 26, 1989 for 525 seats in the Lok Sabha.

Janata Dal leader V. P. Singh became the new prime minister at the head of a minority government, as the Congress lost the elections.

3/9Janata Dal leader V. P. Singh became the new prime minister at the head of a minority government, as the Congress lost the elections.

Voting in Vijayawada in 1989. The National Front formed the government with the outside support of the Left Front and the BJP.

4/9Voting in Vijayawada in 1989. The National Front formed the government with the outside support of the Left Front and the BJP.

Janata Dal leader Devi Lal. V. P. Singh in the meeting in the Central Hall of Parliament on 1 December 1989, proposed the name of Devi Lal as PM. Lal refused and asked Singh to head the new government.

5/9Janata Dal leader Devi Lal. V. P. Singh in the meeting in the Central Hall of Parliament on 1 December 1989, proposed the name of Devi Lal as PM. Lal refused and asked Singh to head the new government.

Voting at Jaipur in 1989. Singh became the 10th Prime Minister of India with Devi Lal as the deputy prime minister and held office from 2 December 1989, to 10 November 1990.

6/9Voting at Jaipur in 1989. Singh became the 10th Prime Minister of India with Devi Lal as the deputy prime minister and held office from 2 December 1989, to 10 November 1990.

M Karunanidhi voting in 1989. It was after BJP leader L K Advani’s arrest during his Rath Yatra in Bihar by state chief minister Lalu Yadav, that the party withdrew support to the V. P. Singh government.

7/9M Karunanidhi voting in 1989. It was after BJP leader L K Advani’s arrest during his Rath Yatra in Bihar by state chief minister Lalu Yadav, that the party withdrew support to the V. P. Singh government.

Vote counting in 1989.

8/9Vote counting in 1989.

Results of 1989 elections

9/9Results of 1989 elections

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