Here is how political leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Rajnath Singh and others reacted as the government announced the Bharat Ratna for Charan Singh, PV Narasimha Rao, and M S Swaminathan.
LK Advani will be awarded the Bharat Ratna, the government announced on February 3. He served as the Home Minister and later, the Deputy Prime Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led government from 1999 to 2004. His role in public life is seen as significant in shaping the post-1980 era of Indian politics.