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Historical Event on 3/24/1992

Congress (I) strength goes up by six seats in the Rajya Sabha on account of biennial polls.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1971Pakistan reports seizure of nine Indian army vehicles.
3/31/1994Argentina President Carlos Menem visits India.
8/27/1976Major-General (Kumari) Gertude Ali Ram, the first women General in Indian Army, was appointed as the first Director of Military Nursing Services at the Army Headquarters.
8/26/1947Nawab of Bhopal announced accession of the Bhopal state to the Indian Dominion.
2/12/2000Ashok Shandilya wins the men's title in the National Billiards championship in Bangalore.
7/28/199712 persons are killed and 69 injured as New Delhi-bound Karnataka Express rams Himsagar Express at Old Faridabad station level-crossing in Haryana.
7/24/1999Vimala Ranadive (84), senior CPI(M) leader, died in Mumbai.
5/8/1992Eighth Plan outlay increased to Rs. 7,98,000 crores; Public Sector outlay goes up to 45\%.
8/4/1928Udham Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), was born.
4/8/1997Delhi High Court quashes charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy against L.K. Advani (BJP President), and former Union Minister V.C. Shukla in the Jain hawala case.