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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
1/4/1940Shrikant Sinkar, famous Marathi novelist, was born.
6/27/1998Mr. Nikhil Chakravartty, journalist and chairman of Prasar Bharati, dies in New Delhi at 84.
4/14/2000The AIADMK expels senior leaders Sedapatti R. Muthiah, S. Raghupathy and Karuppusamy Pandian for ''anti-party activities''.
10/2/1982Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance minister of India, died.
5/17/1916Gurusiddappa Sivappa, great industrialist, was born at Bangalore.
3/30/1908Devika Rani, famous film actress, was born.
6/29/2000The Election Commission derecognises seven regional parties in some states -- Samata Party in Haryana, Shiv Sena in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the RJD in Manipur, NTR-Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh, the Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) in Chandigarh, the United Minority Front in Assam and the Haryana Vikas Party in Haryana-- These will remain registered but unrecognised parties.
4/8/1998Prem Singh Lalpura, who defied the Akali Dal leadership, not taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on denial of a ministerial berth, is expelled by the party.
10/31/1991Karsevaks' hoist flags on Masjid in Ayodhya.
12/17/1999Pramod Mahajan, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, announces that Women's Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha.