STORY OF ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
This chapter
deals with afterwards situation of 1996 general election. It was for the for
the first time that BJP was in the ruling government and Atal Bihari Vajpayee
became the prime minister of India but unfortunately only for 13 days. Within
just 13 days of government Atal Bihari Vajpayee led government came to an end.
The year was 1996 and it unfolded a new page in the Indian politics and the new
page of Indian government was alliance government or coalition government. from
that period the concept of alliance government is continue to be on force.
Congress formed United Progressive Alliance(UPA) and BJP had to form National
Democratic Alliance(NDA). In between 1996 to 1998 three government came into
power and dissolved as well. all thing started with the result of 1996 general
election. When BJP became the biggest party in terms of winning lok sabha seats
and it was for the first time BJP formed it’s government in the centre with due
coalition with some other party and Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the prime
minister. In 1996 election BJP backed 161 seats, while congress managed to back
140 seats. No party had the majority of
272 seats to form government in it’s own wish. So as BJP was the leading party
by backing 161seat, It had the advantage of getting the proposal to form it’s
government. everyone was waiting for the move of president of that time Shankar
Dayal Sharma that to which party he will be giving the proposal to form the
government. as because BJP had won the highest number of seats, so president
approached Atal Bihari Vajpayee led BJP to form it’s government at the centre.
Janata Dal leaders and left member were disappointed with the move of
president, so they showed their unwillingness towards president’s decision. The
opposition were complaining that how can BJP form the government while BJP
didn’t have the majority in the Lok Sabha. It was quite impossible during that
state of time to accumulate 272 MP’s for BJP to form it’s government, but Atal
Bihari Vajpayee took it as challenge.
After trying at the best possible way BJP could able to bring 194 MP’s
into their side but for majority the party was in need of 272 MP’s. president
of India given two weeks to BJP to prove their majority in the parliament. It
was a tough task for BJP to prove their majority in the parliament, so Atal
Bihari Vajpayee was aware of the fact that his government will dissolve within
a very short span of time period. It was for the first time that live
proceedings of Lok Sabha were telecasted by television to the common masses of
the country, so Atal Bihari Vajpayee was prepared to give that speech in such
an igniting manner to get the public attention and support as if for the next
election. The debate continue for three days in the house of parliament and
before voting for no confidence motion Atal Bihari Vajpayee gave his
resignation to the president of India. Then with the coalition of 13 different
party United front leader HD Devegowda became the next prime minister of India.
Even if HD Devegowda was not the first choice person to be the prime minister
from united front but due to the disagree of VP Singh and Jyoti Basu there were
no other suitable candidate to hold the post of prime minister of India. The
way HD Devgowda became the prime minister, everyone have made up their mind
that he might be holding the post of prime minister for a long period, but
during that point of time an internal change occurred in the congress party and
PV Narasimha Rao had to leave the party supremo post and it was Sitaram Keshari
who became the new supremo of congress party and he was against PV Narasimha
Rao. His ambition was to control the third front government. But due the
personal discrimination between the two leaders finally a time came when
Sitaram Keshari led congress party took away their support from HD Devgowda
government and the government came to an end. Then it became a huge problem for
the united front party to choose their next leader for that new sessions of
meeting were held to finalise the next name to hold the post of prime minister.
After various round of discussion, the name of IK Gujral came into public
sphere and to became the next prime minister of India. Even if IK Gujral became
the next prime minister but it was like double edged sword that he had to
satisfy the needs and demands of congress party and HD Devgowda because it was
the government of third front. Ata that time n interim report of the Jain
committee came in the hand of the government which was about the assassination
of ex-prime minister of India Rajiv Gandhi. after that report came into public
sphere congress party leader Sitaram Keshari wrote a letter to IK Gujral and
claimed before the united front government that to boycott all the DMK leaders
from the government otherwise congress party will take away their support from
the government. but all other party members of the united front government
didn’t want to boycott the DMK members from the government. and finally on 28th
November congress took away their support from the government. but question
often comes into minds that during that process of time what BJP was doing? The
way Atal Bihari Vajpayee resigned from the prime minister post he and his party
BJP made up their mind next time they will try to come with majority, so that
they can run the government for longer time period. BJP made few changes to
their way of approach and identity to get the people’s support. BJP formed NDA
and this strategy of BJP worked and again the 1998 election BJP stood as the
biggest party in the country. BJP managed to won 182 seats and congress party
backed 141 seats. BJP formed NDA and NDA accepted Atal Bihari Vajpayee as their
leader. In 1996 there were only four party who had given their support to BJP
but this time in 1998 BJP got 12 parties support and formed NDA. A new agenda
was prepared by NDA, because it was not a single party’s manifesto. Before
forming the government BJP had to prove it’s majority in the house of the
parliament. Then after proving majority in the house of the parliament for the
second time in the history of India that Atal Bihari Vajpayee took the oath as
the prime minister of India on 19th March 1998. On the other side in
congress party Sonia Gandhi became the party leader. She had challenge the
government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee to be in the power. For this job AIDMK
leader Smt. Jayalaitha and Janata Party leader Subramanium Swami helped
congress party to accomplish their objectives. So AIDMK took away their support
from Atal Bihari Vajpayee government and NDA government dissolved in the no
confidence motion vote by one vote. Then
congress came forward to form it’s government in the centre. But unluckily
congress couldn’t able form the government and again election was announced
throughout the country.
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