phase of polling in 211 of 534 constituencies and the balance constituencies went to polls after the assassination, the 1991 results varied greatly between phases. Congress was almost wiped out in the first phase, and rode a massive sympathy wave to sweep the second phase. The end result was a Congress-led minority government led by P. V. Narasimha Rao, who had previously announced his retirement from politics. While P.V. Narsimha Rao had not contested in the election , he contested in a by-election in Nandyal which he won by a record five lakh votes. Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab 76 to 126 people were shot dead during campaign on 17 June 1991 in two attacks by gunmen in Punjab, an area racked by separatist violence. Police reports said the killings, on separate trains, were carried out by Sikh militants. No elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, a total of 19 Lok Sabha seats. Elections were held in Punjab on 19 February 1992, where INC won 12 out of 13 seats, thereby taking their tally in the Lok Sabha up from 232 to 244. Results Delayed elections in Punjab Aftermath Congress was in a position to form government. The persons, mentioned in media, as probable Prime Minister, were: Former Home, and Foreign minister P. V. Narasimha Rao. Chief Minister of Maharashtra Sharad Pawar. Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Arjun Singh. Former Finance, and Foreign minister N. D. Tiwari. Congress eventually formed the government under the Prime Ministership of P. V. Narasimha Rao. After Lal Bahadur Shastri, Rao was the second Congress Prime Minister from outside the Nehru-Gandhi family and the first Congress Prime Minister to head a minority government that completed full 5-year term. He introduced Economic reforms in India. See also Election Commission of India 1989 Indian general election References May 1991 events in Asia June 1991 events in Asia India General elections in India