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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
1/16/1992For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat.
7/19/1998Tremors measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
1/14/1989'Poorna Kumbh', India's largest religious gathering held once in 12 years, begins at Allahabad.
1/29/1948Angry refugees ask Gandhiji to retire to the Himalayas.
8/25/1996194 pilgrims die of cold at the cave temples of Amarnath .
7/15/1987Rajiv Gandhi,Congress President, expels V. C. Shukla, Arif Mohammed Khan and Arun Nehru from Congress for anti-party activities.
5/21/1990PM V. P. Singh clears the Rs. 13,000 crore Sardar Sarovar Project over the river Narmada.
9/23/1983Supreme Court upholds execution of criminals through hanging by rope.
11/5/1929Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, died.
11/14/1997Nisha Millet sets national mark in the 100m freestyle in the national aquatics.