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Historical Event on 1/18/1994

Narasimha Rao decides to retain Veerappa Moily as Karnataka CM.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/1958First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.
11/20/1969The Union Home Ministry decides to reserve posts for SC\STs in the public sector undertakings.
8/4/1997Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).
3/4/1996King of Bhutan arrives in India for a three-day state visit.
6/11/1996Narasimha Rao's name figures in fresh FIR on bribing JMM MPs case.
4/2/1980S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981.
1/18/1959Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good.
3/15/1998Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government.
8/3/1947Shetkari Kamgar Party was established at Devachi Alandi.
10/23/1996Shankarsinh Waghela (Mahagujarat Janata party), new chief minister, sworn in at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.