1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election


The 1980 Maharashtra State Assembly election was held in July 1980. A total of 288 seats were contested.

List of participating political parties

PartyAbbreviation-
National Parties--
BJP-
Indian National Congress (Urs)INC(U)
Indian National Congress (Indira)INC(I)
JP-
Janata Party (Secular)-Ch. Charan SinghJP(SC)
Janata Party (Secular)-Raj NarainJP(SR)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)CPM
CPI-
State Parties--
IUML-
Peasants and Workers PartyPWP
AIFB-
Registered Parties--
RPI-
Republican Party of India (Khobragade)RPI(K)

Results

The Indian National Congress (Indira) got a clear majority, winning 186 seats, when 144 were required for a simple majority. Abdul Rehman Antulay became Chief Minister, Sharad Shankar Dighe became Speaker, and Sharad Pawar became leader of the opposition.
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