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Historical Event on 7/17/1979

Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1967Central government, for the first time since independence, suffered a token defeat in the Lok Sabha.
7/16/1992Shankar Dayal Sharma is appointed President.
4/2/1994Governor Bhanu Prakash Singh dismisses Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
11/9/1998India rejects Pakistan's bid to internalise the Sir Creek issue at the bilaternal talks in New Delhi.
10/10/1996UP polls throw up a hung assembly.
4/27/1996First phase of election for 11th Lok Sabha, and assembly election in 6 states.
8/20/1995Indira Mahila Vikas Yojana launched.
8/20/1991Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras.
12/23/1919King's proclamation was made that the new reforms of Government of India offer some sort of self government.
12/9/1942Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, doctor of international fame, died at Kokun village, China.