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Assembly elections 1995 was held in
The Shiv Sena and BJP won primarily by opposing incumbent chief minister Sharad Pawar's decision to approve a power project of Enron at Dabhol. The $2.8 billion project was being stalled on charges of corruption.
To save the project after the elections, Enron's Rebecca Mark rushed from
Maharashtra
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, India
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in two phases on February 12, 1995, and March 9, 1995. Election results were declared on March 13, 1995. The major parties were Bharatiya Janata Party
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- Shiv Sena ''Yuti'' (alliance) against the Congress.
Results
List of Political Parties participated in 1995 Maharashtra Assembly Elections. In the election Shiv Sena andBharatiya Janata Party
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Alliance or Mahayuti got the majority. Manohar Joshi from Shiv Sena became the 12th Chief minister of Maharashtra, Thus, forming the first Non-Congress Government in Maharashtra
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The details are as follows:
Summary of results of the Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1995
Chief Ministerial Candidate
Shiv Sena-Bhartiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance
Indian National Congress
Region-wise Breakup
Alliance Wise Results:-
The Shiv Sena and BJP won primarily by opposing incumbent chief minister Sharad Pawar's decision to approve a power project of Enron at Dabhol. The $2.8 billion project was being stalled on charges of corruption.
To save the project after the elections, Enron's Rebecca Mark rushed from United States
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to India
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. She officially scheduled her meeting with Chief Minister Manohar Joshi at the Secretariat House on 1 November 1995. But before that, she was called to Matoshree to meet Shiv Sena Chief Balasaheb Thackeray. He not only involved himself in the project and key decisions but also decided the appointments of top bureaucrats.
Elected members
References
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Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...