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India Politics Highlights: Sonia Gandhi welcomes Modi govt's decision to confer Bharat Ratna to Charan Singh, Narasimha Rao

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh and agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan will be conferred Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award. The choice of Charan Singh comes as his grandson Jayant Singh is aligning with the ruling BJP by dumping his I.N.D.I.A allies. In Maharashtra, the shooting of a Shiv Sena (UBT) leader triggered a political storm with Opposition leaders questioning the law and order situation in the state. That's all for the day. We will be back tomorrow with all the latest developments from the Indian politics. Follow all the updates only with DH.
Last Updated : 09 February 2024, 14:36 IST

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Economic reform, criminal charges, unbroken 5-year term: The patchy legacy of Narasimha Rao

Polyglot, statesman and scholar, the inscrutable P V Narasimha Rao was often referred to as the Chanakya of Indian politics, the prime minister known for initiating far-reaching economic reforms and also for his skilful political manoeuvring.

Rao, who will be conferred India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, more than 19 years after his death, was prime minister from 1991-1996. He was the first prime minister from the south, the first Congress leader from outside the Nehru-Gandhi family to complete a full five-year term and the man who steered India through the turbulent early 1990s.

His five-year rule saw the Babri Masjid demolition, the rise of the saffron forces and also the country being placed firmly on a new economic path, away from the Nehru years of public sector socialism.

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Andhra Pradesh Jagan Mohan Reddy meets Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi

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Raj Thackeray demands Bharat Ratna for Balasaheb Thackeray

Published 09 February 2024, 02:27 IST

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