Karpoori Thakur Bihar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met family members of former Bihar chief minister late Karpoori Thakur, who was bestowed Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian award, last month.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will exit the state's ruling Mahagathbandhan and, by extension the Congress-led INDIA opposition bloc, and re-ally with PM Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the April/May Lok Election, sources said.

The government's announcement of a Bharat Ratna for Karpoori Thakur strongly underlines the limitations of a singular approach in electoral politics.

Villagers of the 'Karpoori gram' in Samastipur district met family members of Thakur and his elder son and JD(U) Rajya Sabha MP Ramnath Thakur.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah this evening, as he praised Mr Modi for honouring the wishes of crores of people - devotees of Lord Ram and those from backward communities across the country.

Karpoori Thakur, a two-time former Bihar Chief Minister who died in 1988, is back in the heart of political discourse after being honoured with the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award.

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati today demanded that party founder Kanshi Ram should also get the Bharat Ratna as she welcomed the central government's decision to confer the award on former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur.

The Centre's move to name former Bihar Chief Minister, the late Karpoori Thakur, for Bharat Ratna has started a race to claim credit.

The Congress on Wednesday welcomed the decision to confer Bharat Ratna to former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur and said it reflects the Narendra Modi government's desperation and hypocrisy.

On the birth centenary of former Bihar Chief Minister and social justice icon Karpoori Thakur, the government has honoured him by conferring the Bharat Ratna on him.

Karpoori Thakur, the Former Chief Minister of Bihar, was chosen for the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna yesterday, a day ahead of his birth anniversary.

The government's decision to confer former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur with the Bharat Ratna is a testament to the socialist leader's enduring efforts as a champion for the marginalised and a stalwart of equality, PM Modi said.

Former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur will be awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously, the Rashtrapati Bhavan announced on the eve of his birth anniversary. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a post, described the leader as a beacon of social justice.

Former Chief Minister of Bihar Karpoori Thakur was conferred the nation's highest honour, Bharat Ratna, posthumously by the President of India Droupadi Murmu this evening.

Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday said chief minister Nitish Kumar was attempting to appropriate veteran socialist leader and former chief minister Karpoori Thakur's demand for caste-based census.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met family members of former Bihar chief minister late Karpoori Thakur, who was bestowed Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian award, last month.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will exit the state's ruling Mahagathbandhan and, by extension the Congress-led INDIA opposition bloc, and re-ally with PM Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the April/May Lok Election, sources said.

The government's announcement of a Bharat Ratna for Karpoori Thakur strongly underlines the limitations of a singular approach in electoral politics.

Villagers of the 'Karpoori gram' in Samastipur district met family members of Thakur and his elder son and JD(U) Rajya Sabha MP Ramnath Thakur.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah this evening, as he praised Mr Modi for honouring the wishes of crores of people - devotees of Lord Ram and those from backward communities across the country.

Karpoori Thakur, a two-time former Bihar Chief Minister who died in 1988, is back in the heart of political discourse after being honoured with the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award.

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati today demanded that party founder Kanshi Ram should also get the Bharat Ratna as she welcomed the central government's decision to confer the award on former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur.

The Centre's move to name former Bihar Chief Minister, the late Karpoori Thakur, for Bharat Ratna has started a race to claim credit.

The Congress on Wednesday welcomed the decision to confer Bharat Ratna to former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur and said it reflects the Narendra Modi government's desperation and hypocrisy.

On the birth centenary of former Bihar Chief Minister and social justice icon Karpoori Thakur, the government has honoured him by conferring the Bharat Ratna on him.

Karpoori Thakur, the Former Chief Minister of Bihar, was chosen for the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna yesterday, a day ahead of his birth anniversary.

The government's decision to confer former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur with the Bharat Ratna is a testament to the socialist leader's enduring efforts as a champion for the marginalised and a stalwart of equality, PM Modi said.

Former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur will be awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously, the Rashtrapati Bhavan announced on the eve of his birth anniversary. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a post, described the leader as a beacon of social justice.

Former Chief Minister of Bihar Karpoori Thakur was conferred the nation's highest honour, Bharat Ratna, posthumously by the President of India Droupadi Murmu this evening.

Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday said chief minister Nitish Kumar was attempting to appropriate veteran socialist leader and former chief minister Karpoori Thakur's demand for caste-based census.