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)

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