General elections were held in India in 1998 to constitute the 12th Lok Sabha, after the government led by I. K. Gujral collapsed when Indian National Congress (INC) withdrew support in November 1997.[1] The outcome of the new elections was once again indecisive, with no party or alliance able to muster a majority. Turnout for the election was 61.97%.[2] BJP once again wins Nineteen seats but Congress also wins seven-seat out of a total of twenty-six seats.
| Party | Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contested | Won | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||
| 26 | 19 | 3 | 78,64,750 | 48.28 | 0.24 | ||
| Indian National Congress | 25 | 7 | 3 | 59,45,219 | 36.49 | 2.2 | |
| Rashtriya Janata Party | 20 | 0 | New | 16,63,145 | 10.21 | New | |
| Janata Dal | 15 | 0 | 4,78,652 | 2.94 | 2.52 | ||
| Independents (politician) | 30 | 0 | 1,83,804 | 1.13 | 6.35 | ||
| No. | Constituency | Type | Name of Elected M.P. | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEN | ||||
| 2 | GEN | ||||
| 3 | GEN | ||||
| 4 | GEN | ||||
| 5 | GEN | ||||
| 6 | GEN | ||||
| 7 | GEN | ||||
| 8 | GEN | ||||
| 9 | SC | ||||
| 10 | GEN | ||||
| 11 | GEN | ||||
| 12 | GEN | ||||
| 13 | SC | ||||
| 14 | GEN | ||||
| 15 | GEN | ||||
| 16 | GEN | ||||
| 17 | ST | ||||
| 18 | GEN | ||||
| 19 | GEN | ||||
| 20 | GEN | ||||
| 21 | ST | ||||
| 22 | GEN | ||||
| 23 | GEN | ||||
| 24 | GEN | ||||
| 25 | ST | ||||
| 26 | ST | ||||