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Historical Event on 5/8/1996

The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/30/1887The 7th Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment was raised as 37 DOGRAS by Lt. Col V. Rivas at Sialkot.
1/28/1950Supreme Court of India was inaugurated.
6/17/1993Congress (I) working committee reaffirms its faith in Rao; BJP asks for PM's resignation .
6/23/1953Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician, national leader and founder of JanSangh Party, died at Srinagar while in detention.
6/23/1953Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal arrived at Cochin as Viceroy of India.
1/22/1886Harikrishna Premi, Hindi writer, passed away.
2/1/1986Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit.
6/9/1997Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet.
3/27/1993Hari Singh from Haryana hijacks an IA plane, but surrender after 8 hours.
11/18/1955Nicolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev, top USSR Soviet leaders, first time came to New Delhi.