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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
12/21/1911Central Bank of India established.
6/6/1981The worst-ever railway accident took place in Bihar when a train plunged in Samastipur river.
10/10/1957Jagdeep', a children's film, won the first prize at the Ninth International Exhibition of Films for Children at Venice.
3/9/1974Guru Amudan Sharma, famous Manipuri dance master, passed away.
1/24/1951Nehru assails US. demand for UN to name Peking as aggressor in Korea, New Delhi.
3/29/1996SC asks All India Indira Congress to modify its name as All Indira Congress (Tiwari).
9/2/1946Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, passed away.
8/3/1991About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
5/23/1990Banarasi Das Gupta elected CM of Haryana following Om Prakash Chautala's resignation.
2/11/1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).