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During his Presidency, Narayanan dissolved the [[Lok Sabha]] twice after determining through consultations across the political spectrum, that no one was in a position to secure the confidence of the house. Congress president [[Sitaram Kesri]] withdrew his party's support of the [[I. K. Gujral]] government and staked his claim to form the government on 28 November 1997. Gujral advised Narayanan of the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. President Narayanan determined that no one would be able to secure a majority in the Lok Sabha and accepted Gujral's advice<ref>K. R. Narayanan: {{cite web|url=http://alfa.nic.in/rb/pr003.htm|title=Rashtrapati Bhavan communique concerning the dissolution of the eleventh Lok Sabha|accessdate=2017-04-03|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980119180543/http://alfa.nic.in/rb/pr003.htm|archivedate=19 January 1998|deadurl=bot: unknown|df=}}, 4 December 1997. Archived Jan. 1998.</ref> (4 December). In the ensuing general elections, the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) emerged as the single largest party, leading the largest pre-election coalition, the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA), and the coalition leader [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee|Vajpayee]] staked his claim to form the government, though at that point he did not have a majority. Narayanan asked Vajpayee to furnish letters of support to demonstrate the NDA's ability to secure a majority. Vajpayee was able to meet this demand after support for the NDA grew, and subsequently he was appointed Prime Minister<ref>K. R. Narayanan: {{cite web|url=http://alfa.nic.in/rb/pr032.htm|title=Rashtrapati Bhavan communique concerning the appointment of the Prime minister|accessdate=2017-04-03|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990218135627/http://alfa.nic.in/rb/pr032.htm|archivedate=18 February 1999|deadurl=bot: unknown|df=}}, 15 March 1998. Archived Feb. 1999.</ref> (15 March 1998) on the condition (which was met) that a vote of confidence be secured within 10 days.<ref name="krn_vote" />