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Historical Event on 5/27/1996

A. B. Vajpayee, PM, seeks vote of confidence in his 12-day old govt.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/9/1964Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
6/9/1964Khidr Khan Syed, Governor of Lahore, replaced Daulat Khan Lodi on Delhi's throne.
12/1/1894Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, was born.
7/21/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as the President of India.
6/12/1975Allahabad court voids Indira Gandhi's election as premier, citing corruption at New Delhi.
3/30/1993Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
7/27/1959Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India v England on debut.
5/27/1991Justice J.S. Verma of the Supreme Court appointed to probe into Rajiv Gandhi murder case.
5/27/1999IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody.
2/2/1978The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm).