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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
11/24/1991Bihar's ruling JD makes a clean sweep of all the three Lok Sabha seats in the by-elections.
4/16/1992The PM gives a new slogan to the nation, 'Desh banao, desh bachao'.
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.
5/5/1947Gandhiji denies in an interview that communal division of India is inevitable.
4/1/1986Delhi beat Haryana by innings and 141 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
10/29/1999The Anubhav Group chairman C. Natesan was arrested by the Mumbai Police on alleged charges of duping investors to the tune of Rs. 1.16 crore.
1/5/1992Ravi Shastri scores 206 at SCG before being Warne's 1st cricket Test wkt.
10/10/1844Badruddin Taibjee, lawyer and leader, was born.
6/20/1995B.R. Verma was made pro-tem Speaker by Governor by invoking Article 180 (1).
5/13/1998World Bank cancels India donors meet.