The Congress was voted out again in 1989 when a National Front coalition, led by the newly formed Janata Dal in alliance with the Left Front, won the elections; that government too proved relatively short-lived, lasting just under two years.
O Congreso foi elixido de novo en 1989, cando a coalición da Fronte Nacional, liderada polo Janata Dal (un partido recentemente creado), nunha alianza coa Fronte de Esquerda, venceu as eleccións; ese goberno tamén foi relativamente curto, xa que durou pouco menos de dous anos.