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[[File:The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivering his speech at the 12th SAARC Summit in Islamabad, Pakistan on January 4, 2004 (1).jpg|thumb|upright|First Prime Minister from NDA, Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] | [[File:The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivering his speech at the 12th SAARC Summit in Islamabad, Pakistan on January 4, 2004 (1).jpg|thumb|upright|First Prime Minister from NDA, Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] | ||
[[File:PM Modi 2015.jpg|thumb|upright|Prime Minister Narendra Modi]] | [[File:PM Modi 2015.jpg|thumb|upright|Prime Minister Narendra Modi]] | ||
The NDA was formed in May 1998 as a coalition to contest the [[1998 Indian general election|general elections]]. The main aim of the NDA was to form | The NDA was formed in May 1998 as a coalition to contest the [[1998 Indian general election|general elections]]. The main aim of the NDA was to form an anti-[[Indian National Congress|Congress]] coalition. It was led by the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]], and included several regional parties, including the [[Samta Party]] and the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]], as well as [[Shiv Sena]], the only member which shared the [[Hindutva]] ideology of the BJP.<ref name=WSWS>{{cite web|title=Hindu chauvinist-led coalition to form India's next government|url=http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/1999/10/bjp-o09.html|publisher=World Socialist Web Site|accessdate=27 September 2013|author=Keith Jones|date=9 October 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024151608/http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/1999/10/bjp-o09.html|archive-date=24 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Sen|first=Amartya|title=The Argumentative Indian|year=2005|publisher=Penguin|page=254}}</ref> After the election, it was able to muster a slim majority with outside support from the [[Telugu Desam Party]], allowing [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] to return as prime minister.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/mar/28bjp.html|title=Rediff on the NeT: TDP helps Vajpayee wins confidence vote. BJP alliance with TDP for a short time for the domestic actionable need 2010 reflected with mass protest against TDP|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=4 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622192813/http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/mar/28bjp.html|archive-date=22 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
The government collapsed within a year because the AIADMK withdrew its support. After the entry of a few more regional parties, the NDA proceeded to win the [[1999 Indian general election|1999 elections]] with a larger majority. Vajpayee became Prime Minister for a third time, and this time served a full five-year term.<ref name="Sen 2005">{{cite book|last=Sen|first=Amartya|title=The Argumentative Indian|year=2005|publisher=Penguin}}</ref> | The government collapsed within a year because the AIADMK withdrew its support. After the entry of a few more regional parties, the NDA proceeded to win the [[1999 Indian general election|1999 elections]] with a larger majority. Vajpayee became Prime Minister for a third time, and this time served a full five-year term.<ref name="Sen 2005">{{cite book|last=Sen|first=Amartya|title=The Argumentative Indian|year=2005|publisher=Penguin}}</ref> | ||