Ex PMs of India conferred Bharat Ratna for their contribution

India hosted the most prestigious award ceremony, the Bharat Ratna Award at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday.

President Draupadi Murmu honoured the recipients-former Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao, former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur, and renowned agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan.

Among the awardees, only L .K. Advani, aged 96, is alive. The awards of the other recipients were received by their family members on behalf.