A 13-member, two-tier ministry headed by Bansi Lal was sworn in at Haryana Raj Bhavan. After taking office, the new chief minister declared that Chandigarh would continue to serve as Haryana’s capital for at least five years or until the Centre built a new capital for the state.

In swift and dramatic developments, the Haryana Chief Minister, Bhajan Lal, was replaced by Bansi Lal, Union Railway Minister. Bansi Lal was unanimously elected leader of the Haryana Congress(I) Legislative Party at Haryana Bhawan.

Surjit Singh Barnala said he had no intention of stepping down as Punjab CM and party president, as the two offices had been bestowed on him by the “panth”.

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The police caught nine suspected terrorists in Ferozepur and Jalandhar districts, as the death toll in the shootout at Amritsar mounted to 11 with two more succumbing to their injuries.

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India and Zimbabwe expressed their joint resolve to assist the people of South Africa and Namibia in their struggle against the Pretoria regime for gaining their independence.

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