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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
1/27/1904R. P. Kanitkar, veteran writer, nationalist, journalist and editor, was born.
3/22/1991Chautala sworn in as Haryana CM.
5/5/1903Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
11/5/1892John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, biologist, was born at Oxford.
1/20/19481. Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi. 2. Three member UN Commission for investigation/mediation on Kashmir. 3. K.M. Cariappa succeeded Lieutenant General D. Rissell as the Army Commander, Delhi and East Punjab and was responsible for conducting the operation in Kashmir.
7/1/1862Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair.
1/7/1859The Bahadur Shah II case trial was started, which ended on March 29.
5/30/1887The 7th Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment was raised as 37 DOGRAS by Lt. Col V. Rivas at Sialkot.
4/1/1882Savings Bank Postal system was introduced.
10/2/1972Broadcasting of Mumabi Doordarshan started.