▁author itar ian ▁and ▁repr ess ive ▁policies . ▁One ▁gr iev ance ▁often ▁mentioned ▁was ▁the ▁' N as band i ' ▁( vas ect omy ) ▁campaign ▁in ▁rural ▁areas . ▁The ▁middle ▁class ▁also ▁emphas ised ▁on ▁the ▁cur bing ▁of ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Congress ▁hit ▁an ▁all - time ▁low ▁in ▁West ▁Beng al , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Gang ul ys , ▁because ▁of ▁poor ▁discipline ▁and ▁fa ction al ism ▁among ▁Congress ▁activ ists ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁numerous ▁defe ctions ▁that ▁weak ened ▁the ▁party . ▁O pp on ents ▁emphas ised ▁the ▁issues ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁within ▁the ▁Congress ▁and ▁appe aled ▁to ▁a ▁deep ▁desire ▁by ▁the ▁vot ers ▁for ▁fresh ▁leadership . ▁The ▁Congress , ▁however , ▁did ▁well ▁in ▁Southern ▁ ▁Indian ▁states ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁K arn ata ka , ▁Ker ala ▁and ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh . ▁The ▁results ▁were ▁mixed ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁states ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁and ▁Gu jar at , ▁however , ▁the ▁Jan ata ▁Front ▁won ▁all ▁the ▁seats ▁in ▁M umb ai . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Results ▁by ▁al liance ▁Source : ▁Ke es ings ▁ ▁Results ▁by ▁Party ▁ ▁Results ▁by ▁State ▁( There ▁is ▁only ▁partial ▁data ▁in ▁this ▁section ▁to ▁begin ▁with . ▁It ▁will ▁be ▁completed ▁by ▁and ▁by , ▁as ▁time ▁perm its .) ▁ ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh : ▁Total : ▁ 4 2 . ▁Congress :