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| Assassination of Gandhi Gandhi, Rajiv |  |
| 21st May Killed in a bomb attack during an election campaign by a Tamil suicide bomber |
| Chairman House Committee Patil, Pratibha | |
| Appointed Chairman, House Committee, Lok Sabha |
| Death of Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Rajiv | |
| 21st May Death of Rajiv Gandhi, assassinated |
| Economy Roa, Narasimha | |
| Economic reform programme begun by Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao |
| Economy Singh, Manmohan | |
| Singh is widely regarded as the architect of India's original economic reform programme which is enacted in 1991 under Rao's administration |
| The economic liberalization package pushed by Singh and Rao opens the nation to foreign direct investment and reduces the red tape that had previously impeded business growth |
| Election Gandhi, Rajiv | |
| 21st May Killed in a bomb attack during an election campaign by a Tamil suicide bomber |
| Election Roa, Narasimha | |
| June The 10th general elections sees Congress Government return under P.V. Narasimh Rao |
| Election Singh, Vishwanath Pratap | |
| June The 10th general elections sees Congress Government return under P.V. Narasimh Rao |
| General Secretary Kumar, Ntish | |
| Apppointed General Secretary of the Janata Dal at the national level and Deputy Leader of Janata Dal in Parliament |
| Invasion of Punjab Gandhi, Rajiv | |
| Punjab The Indian army attacks Sikh strongholds in Punjab killing more than 3,300 civilians |
| Janata Dal Party Kumar, Ntish | |
| Apppointed General Secretary of the Janata Dal at the national level and Deputy Leader of Janata Dal in Parliament |
| Minister of Finance Singh, Manmohan | |
| 21st June Appointed Minister of Finance |
| Party Leader Roa, Narasimha | |
| Appointed Party Leader of the PNI |
| Prime Minister Roa, Narasimha | |
| 17th June Appointed Prime Minister of India after elections return a hung Parliament |
| Reform of Economy Singh, Manmohan | |
| The economic liberalization package pushed by Singh and Rao opens the nation to foreign direct investment and reduces the red tape that had previously impeded business growth |
| Resignation of Singh Singh, Vishwanath Pratap | |
| The Government falls |
| Rule of Punjab Gandhi, Rajiv | |
| Punjab The Indian army attacks Sikh strongholds in Punjab killing more than 3,300 civilians |
