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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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| 9/26/1932 | Gandhiji breaks fast on Indian government's acceptance of his demand regarding Harijans. |
| 4/1/1889 | Dr. Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), was born. |
| 5/22/1993 | Karnataka special task force guns down Veerappan's brother and righthand man Arjunan. |
| 12/16/1999 | Bill on Cyber law is introduced in the Lok Sabha. |
| 2/11/1968 | Deendayal Upadhyaya, great philosopher, litterateur, social worker, thinker and founder of Jansangh, passed away. |
| 8/19/1927 | Ananta Narsinha Naik, social reformer and politician, was born at Bandora, Goa. |
| 4/16/1966 | Nandlal Bose, who established modern painting in Bengal, passed away. |
| 12/20/1993 | Bangarappa expelled from Congress for 6 years. |
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