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Historical Event on 3/15/1998
Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/26/1990 | Maniben Patel, daughter of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, passed away. |
| 5/5/1932 | Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, passed away. |
| 5/5/1932 | Saint Narhari Sonar, a poet-saint of the Varkari smanaj and goldsmith (sonar) from Maharashtra had taken Samadhi. His transition from a staunch Shaiva to a Vithoba-worshipping Varkari, after a miracle that makes him realize that Vithoba and Shiva are one and the same. |
| 2/11/1861 | Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay was born in Khanyan village of Bengal. |
| 9/2/1970 | Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi. |
| 1/14/1984 | Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published. |
| 1/5/1968 | Government of India accepts the administrative reforms commission's recommendation to appoint a Lok Pal. |
| 7/6/1930 | Balmurlikrishna, famous singer, was born. |
| 6/1/1933 | Fortnightly 'Bal Sanmitra' was published. |
| 4/8/1887 | Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, famous Gujrati litterateur critic, poet and story writer, was born. |
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