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Historical Event on 3/8/1986

L.K. Advani elected President of BJP.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1911Jatin Chakravorty, social reformer, politician and trade unionist, was born at Comilla, Bangladesh.
1/3/1921First Indian Parliament meets.
11/24/1989Tendulkar scores a record cricket test 50 aged 16 years 214 days.
8/5/1981Jagjivan Ram heads breakaway Congress(U) and calls new party Congress (J).
12/19/2000A massive blaze guts Mehboob Studio, one of the oldest in Mumbai city.
10/19/1954Nehru and Mao meet in Peking.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
4/26/1926Karachi Autonomous Region established in RSFSR (until 1943).
10/10/1964Olympics opened at Tokyo
5/28/1996BJP Govt. incapable of assembling a majority after two weeks. A left-wing coalition takes over headed by new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader and United Front coalition government. He held this office till 12 April 1997.