Minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Swatantra Party, Maharashtra held on 18th June 1998 at the Party's office at 143, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mumbai 400 023.

Summary

These three pages reproduce the minutes of the Swatantra Party, Maharashtra Executive Committee meeting held in Mumbai on 18 June 1998. S. Ramachandran chaired the meeting; attendance, leave of absence, and approval of earlier minutes are recorded. The committee reviewed and passed the party’s income-and-expenditure account and balance sheet for the year ending 31 March 1998.

The minutes also record legal and political business. L. R. Sampat reported that an appeal concerning a notice of motion against Courier Publications and others had been filed before the Small Causes Court. Members discussed the recent parliamentary elections, the resulting hung parliament, and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s formation of a government with support from several parties, expressing concern that the government might not complete its full term. The meeting then ended with a vote of thanks.

Key points

• The Executive Committee met on 18 June 1998 at the Swatantra Party’s Mumbai office.
• S. Ramachandran was proposed and seconded as chair.
• Earlier minutes dated 11 June 1997 and 20 December 1997 were read, confirmed, and signed.
• The committee verified and passed the party’s accounts and balance sheet for the year ending 31 March 1998.
• An appeal involving Courier Publications and others was reported as filed before the Small Causes Court.
• Members discussed the hung parliamentary election result and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s formation of a government with support from several parties.
• The minutes record fears that the government would not complete its full term.