▁seats ▁with ▁combined ▁vote ▁share ▁of ▁ 4 5 . 4 3 %. ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁N DA ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁as ▁a ▁coal ition ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁general ▁elections . ▁It ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁B J P , ▁and ▁included ▁several ▁regional ▁parties , ▁including ▁the ▁Sam ta ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁A I AD M K , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Sh iv ▁S ena , ▁the ▁only ▁member ▁which ▁shared ▁the ▁H ind ut va ▁ide ology ▁of ▁the ▁B J P . ▁With ▁outside ▁support ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁T DP , ▁the ▁N DA ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁must er ▁a ▁sl im ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁elections ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁and ▁At al ▁Bi h ari ▁V aj pay ee ▁returned ▁as ▁prime ▁minister . ▁The ▁government ▁col lapsed ▁within ▁a ▁year ▁because ▁the ▁( AI AD M K ) ▁with d rew ▁its ▁support . ▁After ▁the ▁entry ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁more ▁regional ▁parties , ▁the ▁N DA ▁proceeded ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁elections ▁with ▁a ▁larger ▁majority . ▁V aj pay ee ▁became ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁time , ▁this ▁time ▁for ▁a ▁full ▁five - year ▁term . ▁ ▁The ▁N DA ▁called ▁elections ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁six ▁months ▁ahead ▁of ▁schedule . ▁Its ▁campaign ▁was ▁based ▁around ▁the ▁s log an ▁of ▁" Ind ia ▁Sh ining " ▁which ▁attempted ▁to ▁dep ict ▁the ▁N DA