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May 21 - The nation is shocked as former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is Assassinated by a Tamil Suicide Bomber in Southern India during the election campaign.

May 31 - The Government Of India constitutes the Company Law Board as an independent quasi-judicial body thus giving up direct control on matters of company law.

June 15 - When the general election results are all compiled, the Congress Party has won a plurality of votes.

June 21 - Congress leader P.V. Narasimha Rao becomes Prime Minister .

June 24 - J. Jayalalithaa is sworn in as chief minister of Tamil Nadu for the first time.

December 11 - Rapid Action Force established by Union Home Ministry.