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1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election 
Summary
Elections for the Indian state of Goa took place in June 1999.[1][2][3]
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All 40 seats in the Assembly 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 65% | ||||||||||||||||||
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Results edit
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| Rank | Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won | ||||||
| 1 | Indian National Congress | 40 | 21 | ||||||
| 2 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 39 | 10 | ||||||
| 3 | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak | 17 | 4 | ||||||
| 4 | United Goans Democratic Party | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| 5 | Goa Rajiv Congress Party | 14 | 2 | ||||||
| 6 | Independent | 49 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 40 | ||||||||
Results by constituency edit
The following is the list of winning MLAs in the election.[4]
Government formation edit
Indian National Congress formed the government under the leadership of Luizinho Faleiro which lasted for 169 days. Francisco Sardinha broke the Indian National Congress and formed the government with the help of Bharatiya Janata Party which lasted for 334 days.
On 24 October 2000, Bharatiya Janata Party formed its first government in Goa under the leadership of Manohar Parrikar which lasted for 1 year and 223 days before the next elections were called off.