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Historical Event on 3/24/1992

Congress (I) strength goes up by six seats in the Rajya Sabha on account of biennial polls.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991).
4/10/1919Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her.
1/7/1988Mrs. Janaki Ramachandran sworn in as CM of Tamil Nadu.
12/4/1796Bajirao became the second Peshwa.
3/7/1911Sachchitanand Hiranand Vatsyayan, (Agyeya), modern Hindi literary journalist, freedom fighter and the winner of Jnanpith Award of 1979, was born.
11/19/2000The Government announces a partial rollback in the price of kerosene by Re. 1 a litre and LPG by Rs. 10 a cylinder in deference to the demands by allies led by the Trinamool Congress.
5/19/1913Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, President of India, was born.
2/5/1919Sitaram Kesri, veteran Congress leader, was born.
3/31/1996Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu in first innings to win Ranji Trophy.
10/29/1991Janta Dal leaders inculding V.P. Singh arrested on way to Ayodhya.