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Historical Event on 2/2/1959

Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/10/1997Malleswari earns India's first gold medal in Asian weightlifting championship in Beijing.
2/16/1993Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy.
12/15/1965Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river.
3/17/1943Indian troops retreat from Rathedaung to Buthidaung in the face of a renewed Japanese offensive on the Arakan front in Burma.
8/9/1893Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi story writer and novelist, was born at Bihar in a middle class family.
11/19/1992M. Veerappa Moily selected to become the new CM of Karnataka.
7/15/1902Judge K. Subba Rao, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
11/7/1995India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham).
4/26/1991Syed Shahabuddin filed nominations for two seats as a candidate of two different parties within 24 hours.
7/8/1996Tamil Nadu Govt. moves SC for fresh directions to Karnataka govt. for release of 15 tmc. ft. of water.