1977 Indian general election
Results by alliance
Source: Keesings

1977 Indian general election

Section Title: Results by alliance
Table Section Text: Source: Keesings

Alliances	Party	Seats won	Change	Popular votes %

Janata Alliance Seats: 345 Seat Change: +233 Popular vote %: 51.89	Janata Party / Congress for Democracy	298	+245	43.17

Communist Party of India (Marxist)	22	3	4.30

Shiromani Akali Dal	9	+8	1.26

Peasants and Workers Party of India	5	—	0.55

Revolutionary Socialist Party	3	+2	n/a

All India Forward Bloc	3	+2	0.34

Republican Party of India (Khobragade)	2	+1	0.51

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1	22	1.76

Independents	2	—	—

Congress Alliance Seats: 189 Seat Change: -217 Popular Vote %: 40.98	Indian National Congress (Indira)	153	−197	34.52

Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	19	—	2.9

Communist Party of India	7	16	2.82

Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	2	—	0.26

Indian Union Muslim League	2	2	0.3

Kerala Congress	2	1	0.18

Revolutionary Socialist Party (breakaway)	1	1	—

Independents	2	—	—

Others Seats: 19	Others	19	—	—

Sentence(s)

The Janata alliance of parties, opposed the Congress party, won 298 seats in 1977 Indian general election.

final_sentence: The Janata alliance of parties, opposed the Congress party, won 298 seats in 1977 Indian general election.