Events in May 2004
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May. 1
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The ban on smoking at public places and direct or indirect advertising of all tobacco items comes into effect across the country. |
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May. 2
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S. Rajendra Babu is sworn in the 34th Chief Justice of India at a ceremony in the Rastrapathi Bhavan, New Delhi. |
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May. 5
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Fifty to fiftyfive per cent voters exercise their franchise in polling covering 83 Lok Sabha seats, in the third phase. |
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May. 10
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One hundred and eightytwo Lok Sabha seats spread across 12 States and four Union Territories go to the polls in the final phase. Assembly polls are held in Sikkim. |
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May. 11
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The Congress storms back to power in Andhra Pradesh bagging 185 seats on its own and a three-fourths majority of 226 seats in the 294-member Assembly ending the over nine-year rule of the TDP. |
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May. 13
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The Congress-led coalition is swept to power at the Centre in an upset verdict, first of its kind since 1977. The DMK front sweeps polls in T.N. and Pondy bagging all 40 L.S. seats. The outgoing Prime Minister, A.B. Vajpayee submits his resignation. |
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The ruling Congress fails to win a majority in Karnataka in the Assembly polls. |
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May. 14
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The Congress leader Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy is sworn in Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, in Hyderabad. |
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The benchmark Sensex drops 330 points in the worst-ever crash in the stock exchanges in the last four years wiping out a market cap of over Rs. 100,000 crores. |
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May. 16
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Naveen Patnaik is sworn in Orissa Chief Minister for a second consecutive term, heading a 22-member Council of Ministers. |
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May. 17
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The sensex hurtles down 565 points following huge sell-off by foreign institutional investors. |
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May. 18
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The Tamil Nadu Government restores free power supply to farmers, withdraws disciplinary proceedings against employees who took part in the July 2003 strike. Anti-conversion law is repealed and defamation cases against the media withdrawn. |
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May. 19
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The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam appoints senior Congress leader, Manmohan Singh Prime Minister. |
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May. 22
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Manmohan Singh (71) is sworn in Prime Minister heading a 68-member Ministry, the first-ever Congress-led coalition, United Progressive Alliance. |
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Brajesh Mishra who served as the Principal Secretary to the then Prime Minister, A.B. Vajpayee resigns. |
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May. 23
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Shivraj Patil is the new Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram gets Finance, Natwar Singh External Affairs, Pranab Mukherjee Defence and Sharad Pawar gets Agriculture; DMK's Dayanidhi Maran becomes Communications and IT Minister. |
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May. 25
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Justice Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, is appointed the next Chief Justice of India with effect from June 1. |
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May. 26
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The former Foreign Secretary, J.N. Dixit, is appointed the National Security Adviser for a three-year term. |
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Suba Ilavarasan, leader of the banned Tamizhar Viduthalai Iyakkam, a 'most wanted' extremist is nabbed by STF personnel near Kolathur, in Salem district, Tamil Nadu. |
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May. 27
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The Disinvestment Ministry is disbanded. |
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May. 28
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The Congress leader, Dharam Singh is sworn in Karnataka Chief Minister heading the first-ever coalition Government in the State. Siddaramaiah of the Janata Dal(S) is the Deputy Chief Minister. |
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Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (78), is asked to head the National Commission on Farmers. |
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May. 29
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'Saras', the country's first indigenously-built 14-seater multi-role civilian aircraft records its maiden test flight at the HAL airport, in Bangalore. |
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