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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
2/1/1831The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta.
10/23/1999V. P. Singh, former Prime Minister, tops the list of star witnesses in Bofors case.
11/15/1937Jayshankar Prasad, famous Hindi writer, died. His works include the epic (mahakavya) ""Kamayanee"" and plays ""Chandra Gupt"" and ""Ska
10/28/1811Yashwantrao Holkar, a diplomat of Peshwa kingdom, died.
1/20/1988Shiv Charan Mathur sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.
4/30/1996CBI concludes after 11 1/2 years of investigation that no espionage has taken place in what was dubbed the `ISRO spy scandal case'.
3/20/1997Maharashtra (like H.P.) proposes to make carrying for aged parents mandatory.
8/9/1963India is the first country to add its signature to the test-ban treaty at Moscow.
10/25/1971National Science and Technology Committee established.
6/2/1990Sri Ram Sharma Acharya passed away. (27-6-91).