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Historical Event on 2/8/1971

Indira Congress wins the mid-term elections for Lok Sabha. Indira Gandhi becomes PM.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/10/1758Marathas won the Atak.
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.
11/17/1921Princes of Wales came to India.
5/2/1907Riots break out in Rawalpindi and East Bengal, spreading to the Punjab.
10/23/1943Netaji Subash Chandra Bose inaugurated the Rani Jhansi Brigade in Azad Hind Army and announced war against the British Empire.
1/12/1918C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous film music director, was born.
7/18/1993India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final.
12/5/1992V. P. Singh and hundreds arrested in Barabanki on the way to Ayodhya.
10/1/1995Hastimal Firodia, astrologer and industrialist, died.
1/15/1993PM asks for judicial probe into Bombay riots, sanctions Rs. 1 crore aid for victims.