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Historical Event on 5/28/1996

BJP Govt. incapable of assembling a majority after two weeks. A left-wing coalition takes over headed by new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader and United Front coalition government. He held this office till 12 April 1997.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, accuses Pakistan for the hijack of an Indian Airlines aircraft. (The crisis ended on Dec. 31 last with the Vajpayee Government agreeing to free three terrorists in exchange for the passengers).
5/12/1993Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states.
8/20/1905Lord George Curzon reigned as the Viceroy of India. He was then replaced by Lord Minto II, the Earl of Minto.
10/30/1996ITC $100 million scam, the country's biggest ever FERA violation case, was unearthed by the Enforcement Directorate.
4/10/1875Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj at Bombay and in 1877 in Lahore.
11/19/1978Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for second time.
12/27/1962India and Pakistan begin negotiations over Kashmir.
1/27/1999P. Krishnamurthy, former Indian wicketkeeper, died in Hyderabad following a cardiac arrest.
4/12/1983Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars.
6/18/1974Govinddas Seth, Hindi litterateur and politician, died.