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Historical Event on 3/19/1998

BJP-led coalition government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the second time Prime Minister of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/1911Prem Bhatia, great journalist, was born.
12/5/1872Bhai Vir Singh, great poet, social worker, writer, educationist, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Amritsar.
6/11/1997I.K. Gujral, PM, asserts that India had not deployed the `Prithvi' ballistic missile anywhere in the country or on the border.
8/10/1993Election Commission withdrew controversial order. By-polls to be held before 10.
3/24/1977Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India.
3/17/1995Congress-I in Arunachal Pradesh wins two-third majority.
6/6/1997Five killed and 17 injured in a bus explosion in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
9/19/1927Kunwar Narayan, famous writer of 'Atmajayee' and 'Akaron Ke Aas Pas', was born.
9/7/1931Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born.
11/28/1993JRD Tata, 89, passed away in Geneva.