Also Read | Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: 5 factors that didn't work for PM Modi and BJPHowever, it struggled in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Punjab and failed to win any seats in Sikkim, Tripura, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli in 1984.In 1989, the Congress lost power with 197 seats, and a Janata Dal coalition formed the government.Also Read | Lok Sabha Election 2024 Results Int'l Reactions LIVE: US, Maldives Prez Muizzu, Italy PM Meloni congratulate ModiEven during its dominant early years of post-independence, Congress' highest seat tally was 371 in 1957. The party won over 300 seats in 1951-52, 1957, 1962, and 1971 but dropped to 154 seats post-emergency in 1977.
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