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Historical Event on 2/2/1978

The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm).

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/21/1912Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born.
4/18/1970Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.
4/11/1937Ramnath Krishnan, well known Indian Tennis player, was born.
12/1/1990Vijayalaxmi Pandit, first Indian Lady Ambassador and Politician, passed away at the age of 90 years.
9/24/193119 people were killed by police during the anti-Hindu rioting in Kashmir.
12/10/1945Aust Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts.
3/12/1967Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India for the second time after winning the General Elections.
4/7/1929England's Imperial Airways had extended its flight to London-Karachi instead of London-Kahira. It was the first commercial air service in undivided India.
10/3/1977Indira Gandhi arrested on charges of official corruption in New Delhi.
10/16/1990Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour.