1996 Indian General Election

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:community_impact Realignment of political parties
Increased coalition politics
gptkbp:controversy Electoral violence
Allegations of rigging
gptkbp:demographics Diverse population
gptkbp:election_year gptkb:battle
April 1996
May 1996
Shift in voter preferences
1991 Census
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:1998_Indian_General_Election
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:India
gptkbp:historical_significance First election with a coalition government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1996 Indian General Election
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:battle
gptkbp:issues gptkb:historical_event
Social justice
Economic reforms
Communal tensions
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Mulayam_Singh_Yadav
gptkb:Lalu_Prasad_Yadav
gptkb:Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee
gptkb:H._D._Deve_Gowda
gptkb:Sharad_Pawar
gptkb:P._V._Narasimha_Rao
gptkb:Chandra_Shekhar
gptkb:K._Karunanidhi
gptkb:Jayalalithaa
gptkb:Sitaram_Kesri
gptkb:Ram_Vilas_Paswan
gptkbp:media_coverage Extensive
gptkbp:minister gptkb:H._D._Deve_Gowda
gptkbp:notable_inductees over 4000
gptkbp:notable_winners Rise of regional parties
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Bharatiya_Janata_Party
gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkb:United_Front
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:1991_Indian_General_Election
gptkbp:result Indian National Congress forms government
gptkbp:role Conducting free and fair elections
gptkbp:seating_capacity 545
gptkbp:significant_event Coalition government formation
gptkbp:state gptkb:28
gptkbp:territory gptkb:television_series
gptkbp:voter_turnout 52.1%
gptkbp:voting_method gptkb:Electronic_Voting_Machines
gptkbp:year gptkb:1996
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BJP
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4