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Historical Event on 2/26/1998

Kalyan Singh wins the ''composite floor test'' in the Assembly, securing 225 votes against the 196 got by Jagadambika Pal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1992Government asks CBI to probe the demolition of the masjid in Ayodhya.
9/25/1993Soli Sorabji, 63, nominated as Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Court by UN Secretary General.
4/30/1996CBI concludes after 11 1/2 years of investigation that no espionage has taken place in what was dubbed the `ISRO spy scandal case'.
5/22/1992India launches its 'Agni' rocket.
11/3/1961Gold Bond scheme was started to boost Indian economy after Indo-China war.
9/4/1947Gandhiji breaks fast.
11/9/1999Prof. Romila Thapar, historian, is elected to the highest British academic honour.
12/22/2000Three Army jawans die in an attack by a suicide squad of Lakshar-e-Taiba at the Red Fort in Delhi leading to a 45-minute gun-battle.
7/26/1993Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77.
12/11/1996T. N. Seshan retires. M. S. Gill becomes the new election Chief Election Commissioner.