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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
4/6/1919Mahatma Gandhi declared an All India Strike against the Rollatt Act .This was the first strike.
6/6/1992Ordinance issued to attach the properties of persons involved in the security scam.
1/25/1932Rammanohar Vishnunarayan Tripathi, great social worker and political leader of Maharashtra, was born.
1/18/2000India and the US resume talks to narrow their differences on the CTBT.
10/22/1937Gandhiji presided over the educational conference at Wardha and outlined his scheme of education through basic crafts.
5/14/1972Fighting between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Kashmir border reported.
11/3/1906Prithviraj Kapoor, stage and film artist, member of Rajya Sabha and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, was born.
9/5/1909Phiroze Edulji Palia, left-hand batsman and slow spin bowler, was born in Mumbai. He played in India's first Test at Lord's in 1932.
2/20/1928Abaji Narayan Pednekar, children's story writer, was born.
6/1/1998The Prasar Bharati Bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha to revive the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990.