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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
9/20/1998India lost the fifth and final match of the Sahara Cup by five wickets. Pakistan won the series 4-1 at Toronto.
1/29/1975West Indies won the fifth test against India after winning the exciting cricket series 3-2.
6/20/1873Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta.
7/1/1964Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.
3/31/1997The Bombay Stock Exchange crashes by 300 points.
8/25/1996194 pilgrims die of cold at the cave temples of Amarnath .
12/23/1989V. C. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 11-12-1990.
8/9/1997Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress plenary session at Calcutta.
6/21/1941Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India.
1/1/1991Bhanu Pratap Singh, Karnataka Governor, resigns. Goa governor Khurshid Alam Khan appointed in his place.