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Historical Event on 2/2/1959

Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1959Bahadur Shah captured the fort of Chittor and then marched against the Mughal emperor.
10/24/1975Bounded labour system was abolished by Ordinance
1/14/1993The Supreme Court absolves Railway Minister Jaffer Sharief of corruption charges in the wagon deal with Asea Brown Boveri.
8/16/1991Indian Airliner Boeing 737 crashes in Manipur's Churachandpur district killing all 69 aboard.
7/22/1998Sahib Singh Verma, Delhi Chief Minister, and BJP vice-president K. L. Sharma are fined Rs. 100 each for riding a motorcycle without helmet in New Delhi.
12/25/1999An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops.
11/5/1996Madhavrao Scindia rejoins Congress.
10/31/1997Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds K. Padmanabhaiah.
2/17/1994Former US Congressman Stephan Solarz named Ambassador of India.
6/19/2000Salgocar wins the Pondicherry Millennium All India Football tournament in Pondicherry.