This timeline covers all relevant political events of India from the economic reforms in 1991 which gave a vital direction to the economy of India and lifestyle of the average Indians.
(This timeline is being developed...)
1991 May 20, Jun 12, Jun 15: General election for 10th lok sabha. In this election among total 545 seats INC won 244 seats making largest party in the parliament whereas BJP & Janta dal became 2nd and 3rd largest parties winning 120 and 69 seats respectively.
1991 May 21: Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by LTTE in Tamilnadu during election campaign.
1991 Jun 21: P.V. Narsingh Rao became the Prime Minister of India. Manmohan Singh appointed as Finance minster.
1992 July 25: Shankar Dayal Sharma became President of India.
1992 Dec 6: a large crowd of Hindu activists demolished the 16th-century Babri Mosque in the city of Ayodhya, in Uttar Pradesh.
Period of Janata Dal in central politics
1996 Apr 27, May 2, May 7: General election for 11th LokSabha held. Janta Dal became largest party winning 192 seats followed by BJP 187 and INC 140 seats among 545 total.
1996 May 16: Atal Bihari Bajpayee from BJP became Prime Minister of India (laster for 16 days).
1996 Jun 1: H.D. Deve Gowda of Janata Dal became Prime Minister of India leading United front.
1997 Apr 21: IK Gujral, another leader from Janta Dal, became Prime Minister of India leading United front.
1997 July 25: Kocheril Raman Narayanan became President of India.
Bajpaye Rule (BJP) (1998-2004)
1998 Feb 16, 22, 28: General election for 12th Lok-Sabha held. BJP became first party winning 254 seats among total 545 followed by INC with 144 and Janta Dal 64 seats.
1998 March 19: BJP leader Atal Bihari Bajpayee became Prime Minister.
1999 Feb 19: PM Bajpayee made a historical bus trip to Lahore to meet Pakistani PM and sign bilateral Lahore peace declaration.
1999 May-July 2: Kargil War fought between India and Pakistan. Over 1000 people killed.
1999 Sep 5,11,18,25 & Oct 3: General election for 13th Lok-Sabha held. BJP became first party winning 270 seats among total 545 followed by INC with 156 and CPI-M with 33.
1999 Oct 12: Army led by General Pervez Musharraf made a bloodless coup in Pakistan and took control of the government.
2000 Mar 19-25: US President Bill Clinton visited India.
2000 May: population of India crossed 1 billion.
2000 Nov 1: Chhttisgarh became 26th State of India.
2000 Nov 9: Uttaranchal got statehood becoming 27th state of India. Later name changed to Uttarakhand.
2000 Nov 15: Jharkhad became 28th state of India.
2001 Jan: earthquake in western Gujarat. 30,000+ died.
2001 Dec 13: terrorist attack on Indian Parliament. 9 people and 5 militants killed.
2002 July 25: APJ Abdul Kalam became President of India.
Congress rule (2004-2014)
2004 Apr 20,26 & May 5,10: General election for 14th Lok-Sabha held. INC became first party winning 218 seats among total 545 followed by BJP with 181, CPI-M 59 & SP 36 seats.
2004 May 22: Congress leader Manmohan Singh became Prime Minister who completed two 5 years terms.
2006 Mar 1-3: US President George W Bush visited India.
2007 Jul 25: Prativa Patil became President of India.
2008 Oct: US and India signed nuclear deal ending 3 decades nuclear ban on India.
2008 Nov 26-29: terrorist attack though out Mumbai city. About 166 people and 9 attackers killed.
2009 Apr 16, May 13: General election for 15th Lok-Sabha held. INC became first party winning 262 seats among total 543 followed by BJP with 159, CPI-M 79 & SP 27 seats.
2010 September - Allahabad High Court ruled that the disputed holy site of Ayodhya should be divided between Hindus and Muslims.
2010 Nov 6-9: US President Barack Obama visited India.
2011 Aug: Social activist Anna Hazare stages 12-day hunger strike in Delhi in protest at state corruption.
Narendra Modi (BJP) Rule (2014 - present)
2014 Apr 7, May 12: General election for 16th Lok-Sabha held. BJP became first party winnig 282 seats among total 543 followed by INC with 44, AIADMK 37 & Trunmul Congress 34.
2014 May 26: Narendra Modi became Prime Minister.
2014 June 2: Telangana state officially created.
2015 Jan 25-27: US President Barack Obama visited India.
2015 June - India and Bangladesh sign a deal to settle enclaves & exclaves and allow more than 50,000 people living in border enclaves to choose which of the countries they live in.
2017 May: India launched 'South Asia Satellite'.
2017 June : India and Pakistan became full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
2017 July 25: Ram Nath Kovind became President of India.
2017 July-present: India and China increased military pressure in the region of disputed area of Himalayas in Bhutan.
References
India Profile -Timeline on BBC
(This timeline is being developed...)
1991 May 20, Jun 12, Jun 15: General election for 10th lok sabha. In this election among total 545 seats INC won 244 seats making largest party in the parliament whereas BJP & Janta dal became 2nd and 3rd largest parties winning 120 and 69 seats respectively.
1991 May 21: Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by LTTE in Tamilnadu during election campaign.
1991 Jun 21: P.V. Narsingh Rao became the Prime Minister of India. Manmohan Singh appointed as Finance minster.
1992 July 25: Shankar Dayal Sharma became President of India.
1992 Dec 6: a large crowd of Hindu activists demolished the 16th-century Babri Mosque in the city of Ayodhya, in Uttar Pradesh.
Period of Janata Dal in central politics
1996 Apr 27, May 2, May 7: General election for 11th LokSabha held. Janta Dal became largest party winning 192 seats followed by BJP 187 and INC 140 seats among 545 total.
1996 May 16: Atal Bihari Bajpayee from BJP became Prime Minister of India (laster for 16 days).
1996 Jun 1: H.D. Deve Gowda of Janata Dal became Prime Minister of India leading United front.
1997 Apr 21: IK Gujral, another leader from Janta Dal, became Prime Minister of India leading United front.
1997 July 25: Kocheril Raman Narayanan became President of India.
Bajpaye Rule (BJP) (1998-2004)
1998 Feb 16, 22, 28: General election for 12th Lok-Sabha held. BJP became first party winning 254 seats among total 545 followed by INC with 144 and Janta Dal 64 seats.
1998 March 19: BJP leader Atal Bihari Bajpayee became Prime Minister.
1999 Feb 19: PM Bajpayee made a historical bus trip to Lahore to meet Pakistani PM and sign bilateral Lahore peace declaration.
1999 May-July 2: Kargil War fought between India and Pakistan. Over 1000 people killed.
1999 Sep 5,11,18,25 & Oct 3: General election for 13th Lok-Sabha held. BJP became first party winning 270 seats among total 545 followed by INC with 156 and CPI-M with 33.
1999 Oct 12: Army led by General Pervez Musharraf made a bloodless coup in Pakistan and took control of the government.
2000 Mar 19-25: US President Bill Clinton visited India.
2000 May: population of India crossed 1 billion.
2000 Nov 1: Chhttisgarh became 26th State of India.
2000 Nov 9: Uttaranchal got statehood becoming 27th state of India. Later name changed to Uttarakhand.
2000 Nov 15: Jharkhad became 28th state of India.
2001 Jan: earthquake in western Gujarat. 30,000+ died.
2001 Dec 13: terrorist attack on Indian Parliament. 9 people and 5 militants killed.
2002 July 25: APJ Abdul Kalam became President of India.
Congress rule (2004-2014)
2004 Apr 20,26 & May 5,10: General election for 14th Lok-Sabha held. INC became first party winning 218 seats among total 545 followed by BJP with 181, CPI-M 59 & SP 36 seats.
2004 May 22: Congress leader Manmohan Singh became Prime Minister who completed two 5 years terms.
2006 Mar 1-3: US President George W Bush visited India.
2007 Jul 25: Prativa Patil became President of India.
2008 Oct: US and India signed nuclear deal ending 3 decades nuclear ban on India.
2008 Nov 26-29: terrorist attack though out Mumbai city. About 166 people and 9 attackers killed.
2010 September - Allahabad High Court ruled that the disputed holy site of Ayodhya should be divided between Hindus and Muslims.
2010 Nov 6-9: US President Barack Obama visited India.
2011 Aug: Social activist Anna Hazare stages 12-day hunger strike in Delhi in protest at state corruption.
2012 July 25 - Pranab Mukherjee from the CPI became President of India.
2013 Dec 11: Junior Indian diplomat in the US Devyani Khobragade charged by U.S. authorities with committing visa fraud. Next day she was arrested, subjected to a body-cavity search, presented to the court and released. Her arrest arose public attention and created tension between India and the US. On 2014 Jan 8 J U.S. issued her the G-1 visa that granted her full diplomatic immunity and she left the US next day.
2013 Dec 11: Junior Indian diplomat in the US Devyani Khobragade charged by U.S. authorities with committing visa fraud. Next day she was arrested, subjected to a body-cavity search, presented to the court and released. Her arrest arose public attention and created tension between India and the US. On 2014 Jan 8 J U.S. issued her the G-1 visa that granted her full diplomatic immunity and she left the US next day.
Narendra Modi (BJP) Rule (2014 - present)
2014 May 26: Narendra Modi became Prime Minister.
2014 June 2: Telangana state officially created.
2015 Jan 25-27: US President Barack Obama visited India.
2015 June - India and Bangladesh sign a deal to settle enclaves & exclaves and allow more than 50,000 people living in border enclaves to choose which of the countries they live in.
2016 November - The government put ban on 500/1000 rupee notes and gave limited time to exchange those notes with the government.
2017 June : India and Pakistan became full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
2017 July 25: Ram Nath Kovind became President of India.
2017 July-present: India and China increased military pressure in the region of disputed area of Himalayas in Bhutan.
References
India Profile -Timeline on BBC