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Historical Event on 7/31/1997

Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/10/1946Gandhiji refused to enthuse over allied victory as it was not a ""victory of truth over false-hood"".
1/31/1992The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body.
1/26/1950Government of India accepted the National Emblem. It consisted of Head of Lion which is taken from Ashok piller situated near Sarnath.
10/9/1968Olympic Games open in Mexico City.
10/9/1968Firuz Shah Tughluq, the third emperor of Delhi, died at the age of 83.
2/26/1975Bhanubhai Shah established the first kite museum of India called 'Shankar Kendara' in Ahmedabad.
2/27/1803Great fire in Bombay.
8/5/1978Five died and 70 were injured as upper-caste Hindus clashed with untouchables in Maharashtra.
12/20/1757Clauk became Governor of Bengal.
2/16/1905Padmabhushan Aliyawar Jang, former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.