The 1989 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state.
The result was a landslide victory for Indian National Congress, and its ally All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning 38 out of 39 seats.
This election marked the dominance of INC-AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, till 1996.
The opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam failed to win a single seat, resulting in the party's downturn in national and state politics for the coming years.
Source: New York Times[1] Due to the fact, that the DMK-JD were routed in Tamil Nadu, VP Singh had to choose Rajya Sabha member, Murasoli Maran to represent Tamil Nadu in his cabinet.