12thLok Sabha1998-1999

The Vajpayee year(s) The House sat for its shortest-ever duration, hindered by coalition instability. Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s leadership pushed the Bharatiya Janata Party to national [Read More…]

11thLok Sabha1996 – 1998

No majority opinion Caste-based and regional politics came to power, as disillusionment with the now-disgraced Congress government grew. Elsewhere, corruption scandals and coalition instability bogged [Read More…]

10thLok Sabha1991-1996

The economic liberalisation era Narasimha Rao rewrote India’s economic policy, marking the beginning of the liberalisation era. The Babri Masjid demolition and Mandal Commission report [Read More…]