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Bharat Ratna 2024
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- Former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, alongside agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan, will be conferred the Bharat Ratna.
- Earlier, former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, and former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani were announced to be conferred with India's highest civilian honour.
- This year's five recipients surpass the four awarded in 1999, marking the highest number of Bharat Ratnas awarded in a single year.
- Advani served as both the home minister and deputy Prime Minister under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee from 1999 to 2004.
- PV Narasimha Rao, a Telugu leader, served a full five-year term as prime minister from 1991 to 1996.
- He is widely lauded for his pivotal role in introducing economic reforms.
- Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan is known for his significant contributions to agriculture and the welfare of farmers.
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