1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election
elections 1995 was held in Maharashtra, India in two phases on February 12, 1995 and March 9, 1995. Election results were declared on March 13, 1995. The major parties were Bharatiya Janata Party - Shiv Sena Yuti against the Congress.
Results
In the election Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party alliance got the majority. The details are as follows:| Political Party | No. of candidates | No. of elected | Votes polled | Votes% |
| Indian National Congress | 286 | 80 | 11941832 | 31.00% |
| Shiv Sena | 169 | 73 | 6315493 | 16.39% |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 116 | 65 | 4932767 | 12.80% |
| Janata Dal | 182 | 11 | 2258914 | 5.86% |
| Peasants and Workers Party of India | 42 | 6 | 788286 | 2.05% |
| Communist Party of India | 18 | 3 | 386009 | 1.00% |
| Samajwadi Party | 22 | 3 | 356731 | 0.93% |
| Nag Vidarbha Andolan Samiti | 2 | 1 | 82677 | 0.21% |
| Maharashtra Vikas Congress | 3 | 1 | 45404 | 0.12% |
| Independents | 3196 | 45 | 9104036 | 23.63% |
| Total | 4727 | 288 | 38526206 | 100% |
The Shiv Sena and BJP won primarily by opposing incumbent chief minister Sharad Pawar’s decision to approve a power project of Enron at Dabhol. The $2.8 billion project was being stalled on charges of corruption.
To save the project after the elections, Enron’s Rebecca Mark rushed from USA to India. She officially scheduled her meeting with Chief Minister Manohar Joshi at the Secretariat House on 1 November 1995. But before that, she was called to Matoshree to meet Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray. He not only involved himself in the project and key decisions but also decided the appointments of top bureaucrats.