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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
5/2/1985Banarsidas Chaturvedi, famous writer and journalist, passed away.
9/7/1955All India Council of Secondary Education set up by the Government.
3/26/1996The 3-day old Hazratbal shrine crisis ends, as the militants holed up in the shrine come out of it.
12/27/1977The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.
12/27/1977Saint Namdev passed away.
4/21/1992RBI eases credit policy, lending rates reduced from 6 to 4; 13\% interest ceiling on deposits.
10/14/199210 Indians sentenced to six years in jail in the UAE on account of staging a play in Sharjah.
10/11/1991Resident Editor of Nagpur Times Ramnarayan Dube assassinated.
8/12/1946Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government.
8/23/1958Marathwada University was started.