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Historical Event on 10/25/2000

The BJP Legislature Party in UP elects Rajnath Singh its leader.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/25/1992BJP bags eleven seats in the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha, Congress (I) secures seven.
12/3/1971Third Pakistani aggression begins with air attacks on airports in the western sector; emergency declared.
12/28/1974Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first Chief Minister of Rajasthan State, died.
6/15/1988Dalai Lama recoganised the rights of China in foreign affairs and Army Operations in Tibet region.
4/1/1986Delhi beat Haryana by innings and 141 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
8/1/1947Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.
3/21/1966Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service.
8/3/1984Bomb attack at Madras airport claims 32 lives.
2/8/1971Indira Congress wins the mid-term elections for Lok Sabha. Indira Gandhi becomes PM.
5/24/1990Surjit Singh Barnala sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu.