A clear indication of RLD joining the NDA is that RLD MLAs will now join the BJP MLAs on their Ayodhya visit on Sunday. Apart from this, Jayant Chaudhary took to social media platform X and wrote 'Dil Jeet Liya' after Modi government announced Bharat Ratna for Chaudhary Charan Singh.
Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, MS Swaminathan have been honoured with Bharat Ratna on Friday. Discover the history and significance of India's highest civilian award, highlighting notable recipients and its evolution since its inception in 1954.
Chaudhary Charan Singh became the Prime Minister in 1979 after the fall of the Moraji Desai government with the outside support of the Indira Gandhi's Congress party.
According to many media reports, Narasimha Rao and Gandhi family had bitter relations when he was India's prime minister in the early 1990's.
The government announced that Former Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao, and legendary agricultural scientist Dr MS Swaminathan will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna.
Narasimha Rao served as the 9th Prime Minister of the country between 1991 and 1996. He was a Congress stalwart in undivided Andhra Pradesh.
The post came minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the conferment of the Bharat Ratna award to former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh.
Last week, PM Modi had announced that veteran BJP leader LK Advani will be conferred with Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award.
PM Narendra Modi announced that Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred with Bharat Ratna. Reacting to the massive development, the BJP veteran leader thanked President Droupadi Murmu and PM Modi.
The Prime Minister took to his personal X handle to announce the highest civilian award for LK Advani and informed that he also congratulated the party veteran on being conferred with the nation’s highest civilian honour.
The Bharat Ratna will be bestowed on Advani in a year of the Ram temple's consecration, which marks a triumphant closure for the BJP of an issue which was thrust into popular consciousness by the veteran leader through his 'Ram Rath Yatra' in 1990.
From being one of the co-founders of the Bharatiya Janata Party to being the longest-serving president of the saffron brigade, LK Advani has been credited with crafting the party's rise through the 90s when it came to power for the first time as the head of coalition governments under Atal Bihari Va
"I would like to say to him (PM Modi), you may say that you took the step just like that, without taking into account what we did," Nitish Kumar, the longest-serving CM of Bihar in his trademark style.
Rashtriya Janata Lok Dal chief Upendra Kushwaha lauded the decision of former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur to be posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. He said that it was a historic moment. He further expressed gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Karpoori Thakur was chosen for the country's highest civilian award. The announcement to confer the country's highest civilian award to Thakur, popularly known as 'Jan Nayak', was made by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has welcomed the government's decision to posthumously confer the Bharat Ratna on former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur and termed it 'historic'.
Karpoori Thakur was chosen for the country's highest civilian award a day ahead of his 100th birth anniversary. The announcement to confer the country's highest civilian award to Thakur, popularly known as 'Jan Nayak', was made by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Ramnath Thakur, son of Karpoori Thakur, acknowledged the honour, stating it is the result of 36 years of dedicated service. Expressed thanks on behalf of his family and Bihar's 15 crore residents.
The government's decision to award Bharat Ratna to 'Jan Nayak' Karpoori Thakur has come ahead of his birth centenary on January 24, 2024. Known affectionately as ‘Jan Nayak’ (People’s Leader), Thakur’s simplicity in his personal conduct was highly inspiring, it said.
KCR asked the Maharashtra government to likewise keep in touch with the Centre to accord the most elevated distinction to Sathe, who was born on August 1, 1920, and died on July 18, 1969.
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