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Historical Event on 5/5/1977

Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/9/1659Dara Shikoh was handed over to Aurangzeb's army by Jiwan Khan, a Baluchi whose life was saved by Dara.
3/20/1977General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India.
12/20/1757Clauk became Governor of Bengal.
5/6/199712 persons killed and eight seriously injured in two blasts in east Delhi.
11/22/1872Meera Behn (Medlin Slade), freedom fighter, was born at England.
1/22/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
11/22/1991Supreme Court declares Karnataka's ordinance on Cauvery water dispute as unconstitutional.
9/24/1992Karnataka High Court stays government order granting permission to open nine private engineering colleges.
11/5/1998India and Pakistan agree to continue their talks on the Tulbul navigator project on the Jhelum in Kashmir, despite differences over various provisions of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960.
7/21/1891Jairamdas Doulatram, great leader, journalist and freedom fighter, was born at Karachi.