1998 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election

The 10th Gujarat Legislative Assembly election was held in 1998. All 182 members of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly were elected with the leader of the largest party or coalition expected to become the next Chief Minister. The Bharatiya Janata Party took the majority after winning four seats less than last elections, Congress, on the other hand, was defeated with huge margin despite increasing its seats by almost 18%. Keshubhai Patel became the Chief Minister of Gujarat for the second time.