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Historical Event on 8/22/1992

Congress (I) with its allies secures a simple majority in the Lok Sabha following the merger of Telugu Desam into the party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/22/1962Bakhra-Nangal Dam, a multipurpose river valley project, was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
1/12/1992Punjab election set for February 19.
1/14/1926Mahashweta Devi was born at Jinda Bahar Lane, Dhaka.
8/3/1967Rasiklal Das, great revolutionary, died.
11/3/1961Gold Bond scheme was started to boost Indian economy after Indo-China war.
9/29/1992Andhra CM Janardhana Reddy resigned.
6/1/1947Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born.
10/20/1990Kona Prabhakar Rao, former Governor of Maharashtra, died.
9/2/1996Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva.
8/1/200027 'yatris' (travelers) die after militants attack a ''langar'' in a Pahalgam health resort en route to the Amarnath cave shrine.