List of Politics Events on May-1996

1- May-1996 Motilal Vohra, U.P. Governor, resigns (hawala case).
2- May-1996 General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories.
7- May-1996 Third and final phase of polling begins for 185 LS constituencies and 154 assembly constituencies; 55 to 60\% turnout was witnessed and there was widespread violence in Bihar.
8- May-1996 The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
8- May-1996 Poll counting begins.
9- May-1996 LDF wins 80 sets and UDF 59 in Kerala elections .
9- May-1996 Kerala CM A.K. Antony resigns.
9- May-1996 J. Jayalalitha, Tamil Nadu CM, resigns.
10- May-1996 Congress Chief Ministers of Assam, Haryana & Pondicherry resign.
10- May-1996 PM P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Council of Ministers resign.
10- May-1996 Union Cabinet recommends to President the dissolution of the 10th Lok Sabha.
13- May-1996 Lok Sabha election results (534 out of 537) announced, giving BJP (161) the position of the largest single party.
13- May-1996 M. Karunanidhi (DMK) sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM.
14- May-1996 H.D. Deve Gowda elected leader of the third front as its prime ministerial candidate.
15- May-1996 The 11th Lok Sabha constituted as Election Commission submits a list of 534 successful candidates to President.
16- May-1996 Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt.
20- May-1996 CPI Leader Indrajit Gupta appointed pro-term speaker in the Lok Sahba.
20- May-1996 Janaki Ramachandran, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (1988), passed away.
21- May-1996 General Election (11th) of India ended.
21- May-1996 M.S. Sushama Dande (Shiv Sena) elected first woman mayor of New Mumbai along with Savitri Patil (Shiv Sena) as Deputy Mayor.
22- May-1996 11th Lok Sabha's first session begins.
22- May-1996 United Front prime ministerial candidate H.D. Deve Gowda unanimously elected leader of the Front's parliamentary party.
23- May-1996 In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls.
23- May-1996 Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha.
25- May-1996 DMK-led coalition ministry headed by R.V. Janakiraman sworn in Pondicherry.
25- May-1996 Maharashta govt. announces decision to revive Sri Krishna Commission set up to probe the 1993 Mumbai riots.
27- May-1996 A. B. Vajpayee, PM, seeks vote of confidence in his 12-day old govt.
28- May-1996 13-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.
28- May-1996 BJP Govt. incapable of assembling a majority after two weeks. A left-wing coalition takes over headed by new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader and United Front coalition government. He held this office till 12 April 1997.
31- May-1996 J. H. Patel sworn in Karnataka CM.
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