P V Prabhakar Rao, the son of former prime minister Rao, received the award conferred on his father from the president. P V Narasimha Rao, who was prime minister from 1991 to 1996 and often referred to as the Chanakya of Indian politics, is known for initiating far-reaching economic reforms and for his skilful political manoeuvring.
Karpoori Thakur's son Ram Nath Thakur accepted the honour from the President. Thakur, popularly known as 'jannayak' (people's leader), served as Bihar chief minister from December 1970 to June 1971 and from December 1977 to April 1979. He was a key figure in the struggle against social discrimination and inequality.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President J.P. Nadda during a ceremony for presentation of Bharat Ratna, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi. This year, the government announced five Bharat Ratna awards, including one to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart and former deputy prime minister L K Advani.
Former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh's grandson Jayant Chaudhary accepted the honour from the President. Considered the chief architect of land reforms in Uttar Pradesh, Singh had the reputation of being a hard taskmaster who would not tolerate inefficiency, nepotism and corruption in administration.
Agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan's daughter Nitya Rao accepted the honour from President Murmu. Swaminathan who died on September 28, 2023, at the age of 98, is most widely known for transforming India from a drought-stricken country dependent on the United States for foodgrain imports in the 1960s to being declared self-sufficient in food production in 1971.
Former vice president M. Venkaiah Naidu, Union MoS for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary and former MP K.C. Tyagi during a ceremony for presentation of Bharat Ratna at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries during a ceremony for presentation of Bharat Ratna, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries were present at the ceremony. Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the contributions of those conferred the Bharat Ratna by President Droupadi Murmu, paying rich tributes to former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh besides other luminaries.