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Historical Event on 12/8/2000

EC nod for Paswans's party to be known as Lok Janshakti Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1999Dr. M. L. Madhu, poet and translator, wins the Pushkin Gold Medal award.
2/1/1990Governors named for 14 states.
6/19/2000Salgocar wins the Pondicherry Millennium All India Football tournament in Pondicherry.
11/15/1991Import curbs on capital goods relaxed.
12/16/1997Mamata Banerjee, Congress(I) rebel, declares that she would seek recognition and separate symbol for her ""Trinamul Congress'' and contest elections on her own.
3/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee is elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party.
2/22/1873Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born.
11/2/2000Sinam Chandramani Singh (18), national bravery award winner, his brother Sinam Robin Singh and their aunt were among 10 killed in firing by eight Assam Rifles personnel at Malom near Imphal.
8/14/1947Sir Harilal Jekisundas Kania was appinted as the Chief Justice of India. He was in this office till 05/11/1951.
7/7/1763Britishers declared Mir Jafer as Nawab of Bengal.