Tamil Nadu Timeline

P. V. Narasimha Rao

3 events, 1991 to 1994; 1 marked as turning points.

  1. 1991

    1. Jun 1991ChennaiPolitics

      Congress-AIADMK alliance sweeps all 39 Lok Sabha seats

      In the election during which Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated at Sriperumbudur, the Congress-AIADMK alliance won all 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu.

  2. 1993

    1. Jul 1993Marina BeachProtest

      Jayalalithaa fasts on the Marina over Cauvery water

      Seeking Cauvery water from Karnataka for the kuruvai crop, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa went on a fast of about 80 hours beside the MGR memorial.

  3. 1994

    1. Aug 1994ChennaiLegislation

      69% reservation Act placed in the Ninth Schedule

      Through the 76th Amendment, the Constitution's Ninth Schedule came to include Tamil Nadu's 1993 law that kept reservation at 69%.