1990s in India

development in Indian Politics in 1990's

The 1990s was a historic

Mandal commission report, and of the politics of religion based on Hindu nationalism, which was marked by demolition of the Babri Masjid

in 1992 and the subsequent communal riots.

Era of coalitions

The

H.D. Deve Gowda lasted less than a year. The leader of the Congress Party withdrew his support in March 1997. Inder Kumar Gujral

replaced Deve Gowda as the consensus choice for Prime Minister of a 16-party United Front coalition.

In November 1997, the Congress Party again withdrew support for the United Front. New elections in February 1998 brought the BJP the largest number of seats in Parliament (182), but this fell far short of a majority. On 20 March 1998, the President inaugurated a BJP-led coalition government with Vajpayee again serving as Prime Minister. On 11 and 13 May 1998, this government conducted a series of underground nuclear tests, prompting

economic sanctions on India pursuant to the 1995 Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act

.

Economy

As the government liberalised its economic policies, economic growth surged and the foundation was laid for India becoming one of the fastest growing economies of the world. The former

USD

. Contribution of services sector to GDP increased rapidly.

Leaders

P.V. Narasimha Rao
Atal Behari Vajpayee
Lal Krishna Advani
B.P. Singh

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