Five major events that occurred in the 1980s in this country had a lasting effect on politics:
1. End of Congress system.
2. Mandal issues.
3. New Economic Reforms.
4. Problems with Babri Masjid.
5. The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi Congress was defeated in the 1989 elections, ushering in the era of the "Multi Party System," in which no single party has won a majority in Lok Sabha elections thereafter. It pioneered the coalition era, which included the critical role that regional parties played in putting together a ruling coalition.Nine coalition or minority governments supported by various parties have been in power at the centre of the country since 1989. Only with the involvement of numerous regional parties was government able to be created during this phase.
In the 1990s, significant parties representing Dalits, underprivileged groups, and regional claims also came into existence.