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Former Bihar CM and socialist leader Karpoori Thakur to be awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously

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New Delhi: Former Bihar chief minister and socialist leader Karpoori Thakur will be awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously, the Rashtrapati Bhavan announced on Tuesday.

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Thakur, popularly known as 'jannayak', served as chief minister from December 1970 to June 1971 and from December 1977 to April 1979.

He died on February 17, 1988.

Bihar CM Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur
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