Indian National Congress (INC), founded in 1885, contested the 1998 Lok Sabha election across multiple states and won 141 seats. The following summary presents its overall electoral performance, including seats contested, votes received and vote share.
| INC Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 477 |
| Seats won | 141 |
| Total votes received | 9,51,11,131 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 29.57% |
| Overall vote share | 25.82% |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 33 | 43.64 | 51.39 | 1,37,44,283 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 22 | 38.46 | 38.46 | 1,22,69,475 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 10 | 39.4 | 39.4 | 1,06,11,317 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 18 | 44.45 | 44.45 | 78,46,072 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 9 | 36.22 | 36.22 | 76,42,756 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 7 | 36.49 | 38.04 | 59,45,219 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 8 | 38.67 | 45.2 | 57,46,566 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1 | 15.2 | 16.34 | 55,51,456 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 5 | 41.04 | 41.04 | 54,77,410 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 0 | 6.02 | 6.79 | 33,61,053 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 10 | 38.97 | 42.03 | 32,64,032 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 5 | 7.27 | 19.82 | 27,17,204 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 25.85 | 41.05 | 23,56,281 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 3 | 26.02 | 26.02 | 19,65,397 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | 42.64 | 42.64 | 17,98,165 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 0 | 4.78 | 5.31 | 12,23,102 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 41.9 | 41.9 | 9,97,410 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 42.12 | 42.12 | 5,77,174 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 19.24 | 19.24 | 4,15,354 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 47.62 | 47.62 | 3,99,583 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 86.7 | 86.7 | 3,44,223 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 31.59 | 31.59 | 1,68,314 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 1,39,434 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 32.12 | 32.12 | 1,31,348 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 38.7 | 38.7 | 1,09,421 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 34.86 | 34.86 | 1,06,511 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 78,564 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 35.91 | 35.91 | 52,365 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 33.11 | 33.11 | 51,611 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 51.55 | 51.55 | 16,014 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 4.13 | 4.13 | 2,997 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1,020 |