Haryana: 6 parties have led it
14 Assembly elections · 1967–2024 · every seat count and share is read from the official record.
Haryana has voted in 14 Assembly elections between 1967 and 2024. Indian National Congress has been the largest party in 7 of them — more than any rival.
Power has changed hands 8 times. The steadiest run was Indian National Congress's — the top party from 1967 to 1972 across 3 elections.
In 1996, HVP broke through — 33 of 90 seats — ending Indian National Congress's hold, which fell from 51 to 0.
In 2000, Indian National Lok Dal broke through — 47 of 90 seats — ending HVP's hold, which fell from 33 to 0.
In 2005, Indian National Congress broke through — 67 of 90 seats — ending Indian National Lok Dal's hold, which fell from 47 to 9.
In 2014, Bharatiya Janata Party broke through — 47 of 90 seats — ending Indian National Congress's hold, which fell from 40 to 15.
The sharpest single swing was 1977: Janata Party went from 0 to 75 seats, a gain of 75.
Janata Party's steepest fall came in 1982, from 75 seats to 0.
The closest verdict was 1982: Indian National Congress finished just 5 seats ahead of LKD.
Most recently, in 2024, Bharatiya Janata Party holds 48 of 90 seats on 39.9% of the vote — a clear majority (46).
Every time power changed hands
- 1977JNP took the house with 75 of 90, ending INC’s run (52 → 3).
- 1982INC took the house with 36 of 90, ending JNP’s run (75 → 0).
- 1987LKD took the house with 60 of 90, ending INC’s run (36 → 5).
- 1991INC took the house with 51 of 90, ending LKD’s run (60 → 0).
- 1996HVP took the house with 33 of 90, ending INC’s run (51 → 0).
- 2000INLD took the house with 47 of 90, ending HVP’s run (33 → 0).
- 2005INC took the house with 67 of 90, ending INLD’s run (47 → 9).
- 2014BJP took the house with 47 of 90, ending INC’s run (40 → 15).
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.
- Indian National Lok Dal broke away from Janata Dal in 1996.
- 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.
- LKD was formerly JNPSC (renamed 1979); merged into Janata Dal in 1988; took in JNPSC in 1980.
- HVP broke away from Indian National Congress in 1996; merged into Indian National Congress in 2004.