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Historical Event on 3/24/1977

Morarji 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.

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3/11/1903Shrinagesh M. M, former General, was born.
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
3/11/1975Battle between Marathas and Nizam at Kharda.
2/14/1914Vinaya Kumar Parashar, journalist and social worker, was born at Hemgir, M.P.
3/19/1998BJP-led coalition government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the second time Prime Minister of India.
4/3/1991UP Assembly dissolved to pave way for Assembly polls .
11/8/1990Congress (I) extends support to Chandrasekhar to form Government, even as BJP and Left parties decline the request of President R. Venkataraman to form Government. Rajasthan BJP CM Bhairon Singh Shekhwat wins confidence motion with the help of Janata Dal rebels (116-80).
8/28/1973India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis.
5/8/1959Dalai Lama will not be allowed to campaign for Tibetan independence in India. India wants to maintain friendly relations with Communist China.