United Front government

I. K. Gujral

Janata Dal Coalition government 21 Apr 1997 to 19 Mar 1998 11 months

At a glance

0.9

years in office

Lok Sabha number

actions recorded under it

scored with party credit

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Partners and their share of the governing seatsCredit for this government's actions, and its years in office, are split by these shares.
Party	Share	Years in power (weighted)	Note
JDLead party	35%	0.3	Same United Front composition and basis as the Deve Gowda government (unverified seat counts); shares among cabinet parties only.
TMC(M)	15%	0.1
DMK	13%	0.1
SP	13%	0.1
TDP	12%	0.1
CPI	9%	0.1
AGP	4%	0.0

Outside support (not in government): INC, Outside support, 140 seats

ImplementedJD15 Sep 1997Media & Information
Prasar Bharati Act brought into force (public broadcasting corporation)
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)
ImplementedJD1 Jun 1997Social Welfare & Inclusion
Targeted Public Distribution System (1997)
From June 1997 subsidised grain in the public distribution system was targeted at poor (BPL) households with separate prices for others; a 2005 evaluation found about 58% of central-pool grain did not reach BPL families.
Evidence points +2.5 (range +1.0 to +4.0)