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	With the approval of the Congress and CPI(M), the sitting Chief Minister of [[Karnataka]], H. D. Deve Gowda, was asked to head the coalition as Prime Minister after [[V. P. Singh]] and [[Jyoti Basu]] declined. His term was from June 1, 1996 – April 21, 1997. The Congress revoked its support to Gowda amidst discontent over communication between the coalition and the Congress. It compromised to support a new government under [[I. K. Gujral]], who was Prime Minister from April 21, 1997 – March 19, 1998. Following the collapse of his government, [[Indian general election, 1998\|fresh elections]] were called, and the United Front lost power.		With the approval of the Congress and CPI(M), the sitting Chief Minister of [[Karnataka]], H. D. Deve Gowda, was asked to head the coalition as Prime Minister after [[V. P. Singh]] and [[Jyoti Basu]] declined. His term was from June 1, 1996 – April 21, 1997. The Congress revoked its support to Gowda amidst discontent over communication between the coalition and the Congress. It compromised to support a new government under [[I. K. Gujral]], who was Prime Minister from April 21, 1997 – March 19, 1998. Following the collapse of his government, [[Indian general election, 1998\|fresh elections]] were called, and the United Front lost power.

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	~~{{Other uses\|United Front (disambiguation)}}~~{{Infobox Indian political party\|name=United Front\|eci=\|chairman=[[Chandrababu Naidu]]\|foundation=1996\|abbreviation='''UF'''\|dissolution=1999\|split=[[National Front (India)\|National Front]] (1988–1996)}}		{{Infobox Indian political party\|name=United Front\|eci=\|chairman=[[Chandrababu Naidu]]\|foundation=1996\|abbreviation='''UF'''\|dissolution=1999\|split=[[National Front (India)\|National Front]] (1988–1996)}}
	The '''United Front''' was a [[coalition government]] of 13 political parties formed in [[India]] after the [[Indian general election, 1996\|1996 general elections]].<ref name="Ahuja1998">{{cite book\|author=M. L. Ahuja\|title=Electoral politics and general elections in India, 1952–1998\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CFCjniBF9s8C&pg=PA9\|access-date=10 December 2010\|year=1998\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|isbn=978-81-7099-711-5\|pages=9–}}</ref> The coalition formed two governments in India between 1996 and 1998. The government was headed by two [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Ministers]] from [[Janata Dal]] – [[H. D. Deve Gowda]], and [[I. K. Gujral]]. [[Chandrababu Naidu]] of the [[Telugu Desam Party]] served as the convener of United Front.		The '''United Front''' was a [[coalition government]] of 13 political parties formed in [[India]] after the [[Indian general election, 1996\|1996 general elections]].<ref name="Ahuja1998">{{cite book\|author=M. L. Ahuja\|title=Electoral politics and general elections in India, 1952–1998\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CFCjniBF9s8C&pg=PA9\|access-date=10 December 2010\|year=1998\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|isbn=978-81-7099-711-5\|pages=9–}}</ref> The coalition formed two governments in India between 1996 and 1998. The government was headed by two [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Ministers]] from [[Janata Dal]] – [[H. D. Deve Gowda]], and [[I. K. Gujral]]. [[Chandrababu Naidu]] of the [[Telugu Desam Party]] served as the convener of United Front.

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{{short description|Coalition government (1996–1998)}}
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{{Other uses|United Front (disambiguation)}}{{Infobox Indian political party|name=United Front|eci=|chairman=[[Chandrababu Naidu]]|foundation=1996|abbreviation='''UF'''|dissolution=1999|split=[[National Front (India)|National Front]] (1988–1996)}}
The '''United Front''' was a [[coalition government]] of 13 political parties formed in [[India]] after the [[Indian general election, 1996|1996 general elections]].<ref name="Ahuja1998">{{cite book|author=M. L. Ahuja|title=Electoral politics and general elections in India, 1952–1998|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CFCjniBF9s8C&pg=PA9|access-date=10 December 2010|year=1998|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-711-5|pages=9–}}</ref> The coalition formed two governments in India between 1996 and 1998. The government was headed by two [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Ministers]] from [[Janata Dal]] – [[H. D. Deve Gowda]], and [[I. K. Gujral]]. [[Chandrababu Naidu]] of the [[Telugu Desam Party]] served as the convener of United Front.

==Background==
The Indian general election in 1996 returned a fractured verdict. With the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]] emerging as the largest party, with 161 of 543 seats, it was invited first to form a government. It accepted the offer, and [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] was sworn in as prime minister. However, he was unable to muster a majority on the floor of the house, and the government fell 13 days later. At a meeting of all the other parties, the Indian National Congress, with a substantial 140 seats, declined to head the government and along with the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], agreed to extend outside support to a coalition with the [[Janata Dal]] at its head, named the "United Front". Other members of the front included the [[Samajwadi Party]], [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]], [[Asom Gana Parishad]], [[Tamil Maanila Congress]], [[Communist Party of India]] and [[Telugu Desam Party]].

With the approval of the Congress and CPI(M), the sitting Chief Minister of [[Karnataka]], H. D. Deve Gowda, was asked to head the coalition as Prime Minister after [[V. P. Singh]] and [[Jyoti Basu]] declined. His term was from June 1, 1996 – April 21, 1997. The Congress revoked its support to Gowda amidst discontent over communication between the coalition and the Congress. It compromised to support a new government under [[I. K. Gujral]], who was Prime Minister from April 21, 1997 – March 19, 1998. Following the collapse of his government, [[Indian general election, 1998|fresh elections]] were called, and the United Front lost power.

== Electoral Performance ==
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!General Election Year
!Seats Won
!Position
!Term
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election]]
|{{Composition bar|305|543|{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|Government || 2 Year
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election]]
|{{Composition bar|88|543|{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|Opposition ||
|}

== Members ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Political Party
!1996
!1998
!Seat Change
|-
|[[Janata Dal]]
|46
|6
|{{Decrease}} 40
|-
|[[Samajwadi Party]]
|17
|20
|{{Increase}} 3
|-
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|12
|9
|{{Decrease}} 3
|-
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|32
|32
|{{Steady}}
|-
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|17
|6
|{{Decrease}} 11
|-
|[[Tamil Maanila Congress]]
|20
|3
|{{Decrease}} 17
|-
|[[Asom Gana Parishad]]
|5
|0
|{{Decrease}} 5
|-
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|16
|12
|{{Decrease}} 4
|-
|[[Indian National Congress]] (Outside Support till 1998)
|140
| -
|
|-
|
|'''305'''
|'''88'''
|
|}

== Other ==
(Another '''United Front''' in [[India]]n politics was the coalition that held two governments in [[West Bengal]] 1967–1971.)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian political parties}}

[[Category:Political parties in India]]
[[Category:Coalition governments of India]]
[[Category:Gowda administration]]
[[Category:Gujral administration]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1996]]