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Historical Event on 3/15/1998

Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government.

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11/20/1999P.G.S. Mony, Indian scientist, is honoured by the French Government.
9/29/1996Water from Krishna river (AP) released for Madras.
4/2/1870Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was found. 95 members from different parts of Maharashtra assembled in Pune during its founding.
1/6/1976Baliram Bhagat elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
1/28/1902Gandhiji left for Rangoon visit. Stays for a month with Gokhale at Calcutta. Returns to Rajkot and settles down to practise.
1/28/1902Jalal'ud-din Firuz Khalji establishes the Khalji dynasty at Delhi.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
10/13/1991Shatrughan Sinha, film star, decides to contest New Delhi Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket against Rajesh Khanna, the Congress nominee.
5/17/1949India decided with only one dissent vote to remain within the Commonwealth of Nations.
10/13/1911Sister Nivedita, follower of Vivekanand, died.