In the 1957 Indian general election, Vajpayee contested elections to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. He lost to Raja Mahendra Pratap in Mathura, but was elected from Balrampur.

How many times Vajpayee lost election?

He although failed to enter in Parliament 5 times. He first contested the 1955 by election in Lucknow Central parliamentary constituency from Bharatiya Jana Sangh but lost against Sheorajvati Nehru of the Indian National Congress and came third candidate with 33,986(28.82%) votes.

Why did Vajpayee government fall in 1996?

After the 1996 general election, the BJP emerged as the single largest party in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament. Vajpayee was invited by President Shankar Dayal Sharma to form a government, but after 13 days in office, proved unable to muster a governing majority and resigned. He was succeeded by H. D.

Why did BJP government fall in 1998?

The elections were held three years ahead of schedule after the government led by Inder Kumar Gujral collapsed when the Indian National Congress (INC) withdrew its support in November 1997. ... However, his government collapsed on 17 April 1999 when the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam withdrew their support.

What happened to Atal Bihari Vajpayee?

In March 1977, Vajpayee became the minister of external affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Morarji Desai. ... In 2015, he was conferred India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, by the president of India, Pranab Mukherjee. He died on 16 August 2018 of age-related illness.

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When did BJP first came to power in India?

The Bharatiya Janata Party was officially founded in 1980, and the first general election it contested was in 1984, in which it won only two Lok Sabha seats. Following the election in 1996, the BJP became the largest party in the Lok Sabha for the first time, but the government it formed was short-lived.

When was no confidence motion passed in India?

Acharya Kripalani moved the first-ever no confidence motion on the floor of the Lok Sabha in August 1963, immediately after the disastrous Sino-Indian War.

Who is daughter of Atal Bihari Vajpayee?

Born Rajkumari Haksar, Mrs Kaul was a blood relation of Indira Gandhi, and a 'household member' of Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's family and the mother of Vajpayee's adopted daughter Namita.

Which party has won the maximum seats?

Vote share of parties in the election

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA won the elections with the BJP itself winning a clear majority. The BJP become the single largest party in the House and surpassed expectations to win 303 seats, with its alliance partners bringing the NDA to a total of 353 seats.

Which is the oldest party in India?

The Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest communist party in India and one of the eight national parties in the country.

How many states have BJP government in India?

Of the 48 BJP chief ministers, twelve are incumbent — Pema Khandu in Arunachal Pradesh, Himanta Biswa Sarma in Assam, Pramod Sawant in Goa, Bhupendrabhai Patel in Gujarat, Manohar Lal Khattar in Haryana, Jai Ram Thakur in Himachal Pradesh, Basavaraj Bommai in Karnataka, Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Madhya Pradesh, N.

Who is the best PM in Indian history?

Manmohan Singh was ranked 18 on the 2010 Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful People. Forbes magazine described Singh as being "universally praised as India's best prime minister since Nehru".

How many languages does PV Narasimha Rao knew?

Rao's mother tongue was Telugu, and he had an excellent command of Marathi. In addition to eight other Indian languages (Hindi, Oriya, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Sanskrit, Tamil and Urdu), he spoke English, French, Arabic, Spanish, German and Persian. He was able to speak 17 languages.