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Historical Event on 6/18/1991

Congress emerges as the largest party in Lok Sabha polls though short of an absolute majority.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/11/1975Battle between Marathas and Nizam at Kharda.
10/28/1998The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists.
6/17/1756Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21.
9/1/1947Indian Standard Time was adopted.
10/2/1952Community Development Programme started.
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
5/30/1987Goa becomes the 25th state of India.
12/10/1998Dr. Gurudev S. Khush, rice breeder at the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, and Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, wheat breeder at the International Wheat and Maize Improvement Centre, Mexico, share the Rank Prize announced in London.
5/27/1930Jayaprakash Narayan, Labour Research Cell, arrested after Dandi March.
11/17/1973Mother Pondicherry, greatest teacher and religious leader, died.