1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election

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Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election 1999

← 1995 5, 11 September 1999 2004 →
All 288 assembly constituencies 145 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	60.95% ( 10.74%)
First party Second party   Leader Vilasrao Deshmukh Narayan Rane Party INC SS Alliance INC+ NDA Leader's seat Latur City Malvan Last election 80 73 seats, 16.39% Seats won 75 69 Seat change 5 4 Popular vote 8,937,043 5,692,812 Percentage 27.20%[1] 17.33%[1] Swing 3.80% 0.64%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Sharad Pawar Gopinath Munde Party NCP BJP Alliance INC+ NDA Leader's seat Did not contest Renapur Last election New 65 seats, 12.80% Seats won 58 56 Seat change New 9 Popular vote 7,425,427 4,776,301 Percentage 22.60%[1] 14.54%[1] Swing New 1.74%
Chief Minister before election Narayan Rane SS Elected Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh INC

Assembly elections was held in Maharashtra, India in two phases on September 5, 1999, and September 11, 1999.^[2] Election results were declared on October 7, 1999. The major parties were Bharatiya Janata Party - Shiv Sena (Yuti) alliance, Congress and NCP. Congress and NCP contested against each other without a pre-poll alliance but came together for a post-poll alliance to stake claim to form the government. Vilasrao Deshmukh of Congress became Chief Minister, and NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal became Deputy CM.^[3]

Lok Sabha elections were held simultaneously, and in them, the BJP-Sena alliance fared better winning 28/48, with Shiv Sena winning 15 seats, BJP 13 seats, Congress 10 seats, and NCP 6 seats.