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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
5/28/199613-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.
9/25/1990L. K. Advani, BJP President, starts his Somnath Temple, Ayodhya Rath Yathra.
9/9/1949Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.
12/6/1857Raja Nahar Singh arrested by the Showers to kept him first in Motia Mahal and then at Metcalfe House, Delhi.
7/10/1998India says it wont sign the CTBT unconditionally and invites Pakistan to join in disarmament efforts.
4/17/1675Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar.
5/10/198559 were killed and 150 wounded in Sikh attacks.
2/1/1785Warren Hastings left India on Feb 8 and attended the Council meeting for the last time.
6/11/1901Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born.
2/25/1760Lord Clive left India. His successors as Governors of India were J. Holwell and H. Vansittart from July 1760 to 1765. He was re-posted to India on May 3, 1765.