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Historical Event on 3/20/1977

General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/15/1969Indian Navy's first Helicopter Squadron was commissioned in Goa.
9/1/1956Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory.
4/22/1812Dalhousie, governor general of India, was born.
7/15/1948Establishment of 'PEPS' (Patiyala and East Punjab States Union).
10/10/2000The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo.
6/20/1993Harshad Mehta's senior counsel Ram Jethmalani asks JPC to summon the PM and allow cross-examination.
11/14/1998Prominent Indian Government and private entities are targeted in the Clinton Administration Entities List. American Companies are barred from trading with the listed companies.
4/25/1993Indian Airlines plane hijacker shot dead by commandoes. All 141 persons rescued.
8/3/1993Government assures Lok Sabha that it will revive the proposal for a multi-member election commission.
2/1/2000The Centre decides to place almost all items under the automatic approval route for foreign direct investment and NRI and OCB investments.