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The Vajpayee era continues The Kargil War boosted Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s popularity. The 2001 Parliament breach, 2002 Gujarat riots and ideological fissures within [Read More…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

The coalition era This was the first time in history no party enjoyed a majority in the Lok Sabha. Janata Dal’s V. P. Singh briefly [Read More…]

Political stars and scandals Rajiv Gandhi fuels Congress’s resurgence and N.T. Rama Rao redefines Andhra’s politics. Communal disharmony, anti-Sikh riots and Bofors scam defined the [Read More…]

Congress makes a comeback The partition, Congress’s role in the freedom struggle, Jawaharlal Nehru’s appeal and a growing need for stability — democratic and economic [Read More…]

‘The Janata Experiment’ In the aftermath of the Emergency, disillusioned voters ejected the Congress from power and elected the Janata Party, led by Morarji Desai. [Read More…]

The Indira Gandhi Years begin India’s first, and only, female Prime Minister Indira Gandhi comes to power, enacting policies to curb economic distress. Internal conflict [Read More…]

A war, two deaths and three Prime Ministers Congress formed the government for the third time but was beset with early signs of internal dissent. [Read More…]