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Article: Deve Gowda Sworn In As India's New Prime Minister

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June 1, 1996
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Leader of the United Front (UF) H.D. Deve Gowda was sworn in as India's new prime minister here today at a simple ceremony presided over by President S.D. Sharma.

India witnessed two governments in the past fortnight. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government headed by A.B. Vajpayee was forced to resign on the floor of the parliament on May 28 due to its failure to muster enough support from MPs.

The 13-day-old Vajpayee government was the shortest government in India's history.

The 11th Lok Sabha (Lower House) general elections from April 27 to May 7 resulted in a hung parliament, with none of the parties emerging with a working majority in the House.

The BJP got 160 seats while the ...

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