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The 1991 general election was held from 20 May 1991 to 16 June 1991 on 48 Parliamentary constituencies of Maharashtra. [1] The election were held for electing the members for the 10th Lok Sabha. The Indian National Congress became the largest party by winning 38 out of 48 seats, while Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena won 5 and 4 seats respectively. 1 seat was also won by Communist Party of India (Marxist). [2]
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader(s) | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |  | Pramod Mahajan | 31 | |
| Shiv Sena |  |  | Suresh Prabhu | 17 | |
| Total | 48 | ||||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress |  |  | Sharad Pawar | 48 | |
| Total | 48 | ||||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janata Dal |  |  | V. P. Singh | 33 | |
| Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha | Sarat Chandra Sinha | 3 | |||
| Communist Party of India |  |  | 3 | ||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  |  | 2 | ||
| Total | 41 | ||||
| Alliance | Party | Votes | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes Polled | % of votes | Contested | Won | +/– | ||||
| United Progressive Alliance | Indian National Congress | 1,12,80,003 | 48.4 | 48 | 38 |  10 | ||
| National Democratic Alliance | Bharatiya Janata Party | 47,06,765 | 20.19 | 31 | 5 |  5 | ||
| Shiv Sena | 22,01,391 | 9.45 | 17 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Third Front (India) | CPI(M) | 2,99,320 | 1.28 | 2 | 1 |  | ||
