Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 1999

Maharashtra State Assembly Elections 1999
India
October 7, 1999

All 288 assembly constituencies
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party INC Shiv Sena NCP
Last election 80 seats, 13% 73 seats, 16.39% new party
Seats won 75 69 58
Seat change Decrease 5 Decrease 4 Increase 58
Percentage 27.2%[1] 17.33%[2] 22.6%[3]
Swing Increase 14.2% Increase 0.64% Increase 22.6%

  Fourth party
 
Party BJP
Last election 65 seats, 12.8%
Seats won 56
Seat change Decrease 9
Percentage 14.54%[4]
Swing Increase 1.74%

District map of Maharashtra

Chief Minister before election

Narayan Rane
Shiv Sena

Elected Chief Minister

Vilasrao Deshmukh
INC

Assembly elections was held in Maharashtra, India in two phases on September 5, 1999 and September 11, 1999. Election results were declared on October 7, 1999. The major parties were Bharatiya Janata Party - Shiv Sena (Yuti) alliance, Congress and NCP. Congress and NCP contested against each other without a pre-poll alliance but came together for a post-poll alliance to stake claim to form the government. Seats won: Congress: 75, NCP: 58. Post-poll-alliance 75+58=133/288. Shiv Sena + BJP = 69 + 56 = 125/288. Vilasrao Deshmukh of Congress became Chief Minister, and NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal became Deputy CM.

Lok Sabha elections were held simultaneously, and in them the BJP-Sena alliance fared better winning 28/48, with Shiv Sena winning 15 seats, BJP 13 seats, Congress 10 seats and NCP 6 seats.

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