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5- July-1997	Janata Dal splits. Laloo Prasad Yadav forms Rashtriya Janata Dal and Sharad Yadav was elected as the Janta Dal president.
10- July-1997	Fijian Senate approves new Constitution that removes radical restrictions on political power of Indian community, which makes up almost half the population.
13- July-1997	A mob, allegedly of Shiv Sainiks, attacks and ransacks official residences of Congress leaders Chagan Bhujbal and Madhukar Pichad (Assembly).
14- July-1997	Eleventh Presidential election with K.R.Narayanan and T.N. Seshan as candidates; 732 out of 775 MPs and 3893 out of 4058 MLAs cast their ballots.
16- July-1997	V. S. Rama Devi, Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha, appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
17- July-1997	K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state.
24- July-1997	Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.
25- July-1997	Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President.
25- July-1997	Kocheril Raman Narayanan (K. R. Narayanan) became the 10th President of India.
25- July-1997	Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.
28- July-1997	Calling and holding of bandhs by political parties and other associations or organisations declared 'Illegal and unconstitutional' by a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court.
29- July-1997	Rabri Devi inducts 60 ministers, including 22 of cabinet rank, thus raising strength of her Council of Ministers to 74.
31- July-1997	Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant.