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Although Rajiv Gandhi's Congress Party won more seats than any other single party in the 1989 elections, he was unable to form a government with a clear majority. The Janata Dal, a union of opposition parties, then joined with the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the right and the Communists on the left to form the government. This loose coalition collapsed in November 1990, and the Janata Dal, supported by the Congress (I), came to power for a short period, with Chandra Shekhar as Prime Minister. That alliance also collapsed, resulting in national elections in June 1991.
===Economic history===National economic policy went through four stages:<ref> Arvind Panagariya, ''India: The Emerging Giant'' (Oxford University Press, 2008) </ref> 1951-65 was - a period of relative liberalism under Nehru; 1965-81 -- a period where “Socialism Strikes with a Vengeance”; 1981-88 was “Liberalization by Stealth”; and 1988-2006 represents “The Triumph of Liberalization."<ref> Liberalization means less government regulation, of the sort favored by American conservatives.</ref> Recent high growth rates have led to lower poverty and have been the single biggest benefit of liberalization.
===Recent History===
