1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

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All 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 148 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Jyoti Basu Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi Party CPI(M) INC(I) Alliance LF Leader since 1964 1987 Leader's seat Satgachhia Did not contest[a] Last election 38.49%, 174 seats 35.73%, 49 seats Seats won 187 40 Seat change 13 9 Popular vote 10,327,984 10,989,520 Percentage 39.30% 41.81% Swing 0.89 pp 6.08 pp
Chief Minister before election Jyoti Basu CPI(M) Chief Minister after election Jyoti Basu CPI(M)

Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal in 1987. The election was mainly a clash between the Left Front led by Chief Minister Jyoti Basu and the Indian National Congress(I) led by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The former held the state government and the latter the national government. The election was won by the Left Front, for the third time in a row.
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