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24 March
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Morarji Desai began serving as Prime Minister on 24 March 1977, heading the first non-Congress government at the Union level.
Janata Party: How India’s First Non-Congress Government United—and Fell Apart
For 30 years, one party ruled India. Then came the Emergency, and the people said "Enough." Discover the story of the Janata Party Experiment, India's first non-Congress government…
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SROSS-1 launched
India launched SROSS-1 on the first ASLV developmental flight.
This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.