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8 August - PT Usha misses Olympic medal by 1/100 of a second in 1984 Summer Olympics. [4] 24 August - The first 3D film in India My Dear Kuttichathan was released. 24 October - India's first metro Kolkata metro started. 31 October – Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her two Sikh security
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Since 1947, India has had 14 prime ministers. [a] Jawaharlal Nehru was India's first prime minister, serving as prime minister of the Dominion of India from 15 August 1947 until 26 January 1950, and thereafter of the Republic of India until his death in May 1964. (India conducted its first post-independence general elections in 1952).
The President of India is the ceremonial head of state of the country and supreme commander-in-chief for all defense forces in India. However, it is the Prime Minister of India, who is the leader of the party or political alliance having a majority in the national elections to the Lok Sabha (Lower house of the Parliament).
General elections were held in India on 24, 27 and 28 December 1984 soon after the assassination of previous Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, though the vote in Assam and Punjab was delayed until 1985 due to ongoing insurgency.
[1] [2] Although vested with these powers by the Constitution of India, the position is largely a ceremonial one and executive powers are de facto exercised by the prime minister. [ 3 ] The president is elected by the Electoral College composed of elected members of the parliament houses, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha , and also members of ...
The election of the President of India is an indirect election in which electoral college consisting of the elected members of both houses of parliament (M.P.s), the elected members of the state legislative assemblies (Vidhan Sabhas) of all states and the elected members of the legislative assemblies (MLAs) of union territories with legislatures, i.e., National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi ...
Elections in India in 2020 included by-elections to the Lok Sabha, elections to the Rajya Sabha for 73 Seats, elections to state legislative assemblies of 3 states and numerous other by-elections to state legislative assemblies, councils and local bodies.