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1952, March 1
 
Final results of the first national elections gave Prime Minister Nehru's Congress Party 364 of 489 seats in the National Assembly. Pro-Soviet parties won only 28 seats but showed surprising strength in the local assemblies.  1
 
May 13
 
Formal installation of Rajendra Prasad as the first president elected under the republican constitution.  2
 
Aug. 7
 
Parliament approved legislation to give Jammu and Kashmir greater autonomy than other Indian states.  3
 
 
 
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