Arunachal Pradesh: 8 straight for the INC, 1980–2014
11 Assembly elections · 1978–2024 · every seat count and share is read from the official record.
Arunachal Pradesh has voted in 11 Assembly elections between 1978 and 2024. Indian National Congress has been the largest party in 8 of them — a long grip on the state.
Power has changed hands 2 times. The steadiest run was Indian National Congress's — the top party from 1980 to 2014 across 8 elections.
In 1980, Indian National Congress broke through — 13 of 30 seats — ending Janata Party's hold, which fell from 17 to 0.
In 2019, Bharatiya Janata Party broke through — 41 of 60 seats — ending Indian National Congress's hold, which fell from 42 to 4.
The sharpest single swing was 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party went from 11 to 41 seats, a gain of 30.
The closest verdict was 1980: Indian National Congress finished just 0 seats ahead of PPA.
Most recently, in 2024, Bharatiya Janata Party holds 46 of 60 seats on 54.9% of the vote — a clear majority (31).
Party identity
renames, splits and mergers along the way- Indian National Congress saw All India Trinamool Congress break away in 1998; saw Nationalist Congress Party break away in 1999; saw YSR Congress Party break away in 2011; saw NCO break away in 1969; saw INCU break away in 1979; saw ICS break away in 1978; saw BAC break away in 1966; saw UTC break away in 1969; saw HVP break away in 1996; saw AINRC break away in 2011; took in MSCP in 2014; took in ICS in 1986; took in NNO in 1976; took in HVP in 2004; took in VHP in 1978.
- Bharatiya Janata Party broke away from Janata Party in 1980.
- Janata Party saw Bharatiya Janata Party break away in 1980 (formed by former Jana Sangh bloc after the Janata Party split); saw JNPSC break away in 1979; absorbed Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1977; absorbed Swatantra Party in 1977; absorbed BLD in 1977; took in Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1977; took in Swatantra Party in 1974; took in BLD in 1977; took in NCO in 1977.