Democratic Front (India)
Democratic Front is the name of the former governing coalition in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Background
The alliance was created post 1999 Maharashtra Assembly Poll results as Congress and NCP contested against each other without a pre-poll alliance but came together to stake claim to form the government. The alliance constituted the Indian National Congress and Nationalist Congress Party. The alliance won the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Elections of 1999,2004,2009 respectively.
Electoral Performance
| Election | Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Chief Minister | Deputy Chief Minister |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election | Indian National Congress | 288 | 75 | Vilasrao Deshmukh(INC) (18 October 1999 – 16 January 2003)
Sushilkumar Shinde(INC) (18 January 2003 – 4 November 2004) |
Chagan Bhujbal(NCP) (18 October 1999 – 23 December 2003) |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 223 | 58 | Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil(NCP) (19 October 1999- 4 November 2004) | ||
| Total | 133(Excluding others) | ||||
| 2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election | Indian National Congress | 157 | 69 | Vilasrao Deshmukh(INC) (1 November 2004 – 5 December 2008)
Ashok Chavan(INC) (8 December 2008 – 9 November 2010) |
Raosaheb Ramrao Patil(NCP) (1 November 2004-1 December 2008) |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 124 | 71 | Chagan Bhujbal(NCP) (8 December 2008 – 10 November 2010) | ||
| Total | 140(Excluding Others) | ||||
| 2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election | Indian National Congress | 171 | 82 | Prithviraj Chavan(INC) (11 November 2010 – 26 September 2014)
President's Rule(26 September 2014-15 October 2014) |
Ajit Pawar(NCP) (10 November 2010-25 September 2012)
(25 October 2012-26 September 2014) |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 113 | 62 | |||
| Total | 144(Excluding Others) | ||||
| 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election | Indian National Congress | 287 | 42 | OPPOSTION ALLIANCE | |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 278 | 41 | |||
| Total | 83(Excluding Others) | ||||
References
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