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1- May-1996	Motilal Vohra, U.P. Governor, resigns (hawala case).
2- May-1996	General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories.
7- May-1996	Third and final phase of polling begins for 185 LS constituencies and 154 assembly constituencies; 55 to 60\% turnout was witnessed and there was widespread violence in Bihar.
8- May-1996	The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
8- May-1996	Poll counting begins.
9- May-1996	LDF wins 80 sets and UDF 59 in Kerala elections .
9- May-1996	Kerala CM A.K. Antony resigns.
9- May-1996	J. Jayalalitha, Tamil Nadu CM, resigns.
10- May-1996	Congress Chief Ministers of Assam, Haryana & Pondicherry resign.
10- May-1996	PM P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Council of Ministers resign.
10- May-1996	Union Cabinet recommends to President the dissolution of the 10th Lok Sabha.
13- May-1996	Lok Sabha election results (534 out of 537) announced, giving BJP (161) the position of the largest single party.
13- May-1996	M. Karunanidhi (DMK) sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM.
14- May-1996	H.D. Deve Gowda elected leader of the third front as its prime ministerial candidate.
15- May-1996	The 11th Lok Sabha constituted as Election Commission submits a list of 534 successful candidates to President.
16- May-1996	Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt.
20- May-1996	CPI Leader Indrajit Gupta appointed pro-term speaker in the Lok Sahba.
20- May-1996	Janaki Ramachandran, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (1988), passed away.
21- May-1996	General Election (11th) of India ended.
21- May-1996	M.S. Sushama Dande (Shiv Sena) elected first woman mayor of New Mumbai along with Savitri Patil (Shiv Sena) as Deputy Mayor.
22- May-1996	11th Lok Sabha's first session begins.
22- May-1996	United Front prime ministerial candidate H.D. Deve Gowda unanimously elected leader of the Front's parliamentary party.
23- May-1996	In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls.
23- May-1996	Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha.
25- May-1996	DMK-led coalition ministry headed by R.V. Janakiraman sworn in Pondicherry.
25- May-1996	Maharashta govt. announces decision to revive Sri Krishna Commission set up to probe the 1993 Mumbai riots.
27- May-1996	A. B. Vajpayee, PM, seeks vote of confidence in his 12-day old govt.
28- May-1996	13-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.
28- May-1996	BJP Govt. incapable of assembling a majority after two weeks. A left-wing coalition takes over headed by new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader and United Front coalition government. He held this office till 12 April 1997.
31- May-1996	J. H. Patel sworn in Karnataka CM.