Between 1996 and 1998, there was a period of political flux with the government being formed first by the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) followed by a left-leaning United Front coalition.
Medzi rokmi 1996 a 1998 nastalo obdobie politickej nestability a vláda bola najprv zostavená pravicovou nacionalistickou stranou Bharatija Džanata (BJ) a neskôr ľavicovou koalíciou Spojený front (United Front).