| 3- October-1996 | National Conference swept back to power in J & K with a landslide victory. |
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| 3- October-1996 | Second phase of UP polling. |
| 7- October-1996 | Final phase of UP election. |
| 9- October-1996 | 27-member ministry of National Conference headed by its president Dr. Farooq Abdullah sworn-in in J&K. |
| 10- October-1996 | UP polls throw up a hung assembly. |
| 17- October-1996 | President's rule reimposed in U.P. |
| 23- October-1996 | Shankarsinh Waghela (Mahagujarat Janata party), new chief minister, sworn in at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. |
| 29- October-1996 | Shankarsinh Waghela, Gujarat CM, wins confidence vote. |