On this very day in 2014, Narendra Modi was sworn in as PM for the first time, know the complete history of May 26

On This Day | On this very day in 2014, Narendra Modi was sworn in as PM for the first time, know the complete history of May 26

After the glorious victory in 2014, Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the country on this very day. After that, after the BJP's victory in 2019, the President had chosen May 30 for the swearing in of the Prime Minister today. Know the complete history of May 26

May 26 has a special significance in the democratic history of the country. After the glorious election victory in 2014, Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the country on this very day. In 2019, Narendra Modi took over as the Prime Minister of the country for the second time in a row and this time too, the date of May 26 had a special significance. In fact, in a release issued on behalf of Rashtrapati Bhavan on May 26, 2019, it was informed that President Ramnath Kovind will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Narendra Modi on May 30 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. 

The following is a chronology of other important events recorded on May 26 in the history of the country and the world.

• On this very day in 1739, the Mughal Emperor Mohammad Shah signed an agreement with Nadir Shah of Iran, which separated it from the Indian Empire. Afghanistan was once part of India.

• A church fire in Norway in 1822 killed 122 people.

• Lebanon adopted the constitution on this day in 1926.

• The Janata Bima policy was introduced in Mumbai in 1957.

• Apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth on this day in 1969.

• In 1973, Bahrain also adopted the present day constitution.A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Japan in 1983 killed at least 104 people.

• In 1987, Sri Lanka launched a campaign against Tamil rebels in Jaffna.A plane crash near Bangkok in Thailand in 1991 killed 223 people.

• In 1999, ISRO successfully launched three satellites from India, Germany and South Korea into space orbit.

• In 1999, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid set a world record of 318 runs in a one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka.

• On this day in 2000, Hezbollah announced that its fighters would leave southern Lebanon.

• In 2014, Narendra Modi was sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of India

Source: ABPlive.com