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| Party | Share | Years in power (weighted) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| JDLead party | 100% | 0.9 | Seats won by Janata Dal at the 1989 election (143). The National Front also included regional parties (e.g. TDP, DMK, AGP) whose seat counts are not itemised here; share therefore = 1.0 of the itemised party. |
Outside support (not in government): BJP, Outside support; 85 seats in 1989; withdrawn Oct 1990; CPI(M), Left Front outside support; CPI(M) won 33 seats
A 13 August 1990 office memorandum reserved 27% of central civil vacancies for Other Backward Classes. The Supreme Court upheld it in 1992 with a creamy-layer exclusion and a 50% overall limit.
Evidence points +14.0 (range +12.0 to +16.0)
A company jointly funded by the Centre and four states was incorporated in 1990 to build a roughly 740 km railway through Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka; full services began in January 1998.
Evidence points +8.5 (range +7.0 to +10.0)
The 1990 Prasar Bharati Act, brought into force on 15 September 1997, turned All India Radio and Doordarshan from government departments into a statutory corporation with Parliament-linked oversight.
Evidence points +2.5 (range +1.0 to +4.0)