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The Eight
Month Slide The Congress had a famous
victory. The BJP kept its core intact but frittered away all its general election gains.
Data compiled by G V L Narsimha Rao of DRS
FINAL
TALLY (Vidhan Sabha Elections 1998) |
States
(Total Seats) |
Congress |
BJP |
BSP |
Others |
| Delhi (70) |
51 |
15 |
-- |
3 |
| M P (320) |
172 |
119 |
11 |
18 |
| Raj (200) |
150 |
33 |
2 |
12 |
| Mizoram (40) |
6 |
|
|
34 |
| Total |
379 |
167 |
13 |
67 |
| Elections held
for 69 seats in Delhi and 197 in Rajasthan |
| The election
results represent an unqualified triumph for the Congress. Despite the setback in Mizoram
it won over 50 per cent of the total votes. |
DELHI (Region-wise performance) |
| Seats |
Cong |
BJP |
Others |
|
| Outer Delhi |
15 (+12.6) |
4 (-6.6) |
1 |
Sajjan Kumar is back in
business; Sahib Singh Verma is in trouble. |
| East Delhi |
15
(+15.1) |
4
(-8.1) |
1 |
H K L Bhagat and Deep Chand Bandhu emerge much
stronger |
| Rest of Delhi |
21 (+12.3) |
7 (-9.5) |
1 |
Even Sushma Swaraj's South
Delhi KS segment was angry with the BJP. |
| Figures in brackets indicate vote swing between 1993 and
1998 assembly elections. |
MADHYA PRADESH (Region-wise performance) |
| Seats |
Cong |
BJP |
BSP |
Others |
In a
close contest the Congress benefitted from the BJP's inability to campaign aggressively.
More hands changed hands than aggregate figures indicate. The Congress maintained its
traditional bases but Arjun Singh and Madhavrao Scindia suffered a jolt in their old
bastions. |
| Malwa |
61 (+3.3) |
24
(-3.3) |
1
(-0.1) |
3 |
| Mahakaushal |
37 (-1.3) |
31 (-2.3) |
--
(-0.2) |
5 |
| Vindhya Pradesh |
23 (-5.3) |
29 (+1.8) |
8 (-2.6) |
8 |
| Chhattisgarh |
48 (-1.1) |
37 (+3.7) |
2 (-2.1) |
3 |
RAJASTHAN (Region-wise
performance) |
| Seats |
Cong |
BJP |
BSP |
Others |
The
absolute disenchantment with the outgoing BJP government has reflected in all regions of
the state. Even in the Rajput belt, Shekhawat's turf, the BJP was worsted. In the 1998 Lok
Sabha polls, the Congress had gained uniformly across the state. This time, despite
rebels, it held on to its vote. |
| Marwar |
31 (+2.1) |
9 (-7.7) |
--
(+0.9) |
1 |
| Dhundhar |
43 (+7.3) |
6 (-5.3) |
--
(+0.5) |
5 |
| Matsya |
15
(+3.9) |
4 (-5.5) |
2 (+4.7) |
3 |
| Haroti |
14 (+9.1) |
4 (-9.1) |
--
(0.3) |
-- |
| Mewar |
27 (+7.9) |
5 (-7.7) |
-- (+0.3) |
-- |
| Bagar |
16 (+7.3) |
5 (-3.2) |
-- |
-- |
Salaam
Sonia The Parivar Hits Back Faultline Sonia |
