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Historical Event on 1/3/1997

Congress President Sitaram Kesri elected leader of Congress Parliamentary Party, and Sharad Pawar appointed leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1953Indian National Academy of Dance, Drama and Music inaugurated.
4/24/1959Nehru meets the exiled Dalai Lama in Mussoorie.
6/12/1990CPI(M) accuses Communist Party of Soviet Union of departing from the basic ideology of Marxism-Leninism in the name of correcting past distortions.
1/26/1957India annexes Kashmir, Constitution for incorporation with India goes into effect.
8/7/1868Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, was born.
11/2/190850 years after the start of direct rule, Edward VII talks of 'prudently extending' democracy.
4/24/1996BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high.
7/31/1997Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant.
1/21/1969First India built electronic digital computer commissioned.
9/4/1825Dadabhai Naoroji, first Indian in British parliament and merchant, was born at Navsari, Gujarat. He coined the word 'Swaraj'.