Nitish, Lalu Spar with BJP Over Bharat Ratna for Karpoori Thakur
• Nitish Kumar pays respects to Karpoori Thakur on his birth anniversary, stresses JDU has demanded Bharat Ratna for him since 1988 • Takes a dig at PM Modi, says he may claim full credit for conferring award ahead of polls • Lalu Yadav says award should have come earlier, points to caste census showing over 60% OBCs in Bihar • BJP hits back, says Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav played in Congress' lap earlier • Karpoori Thakur was first non-Congress CM of Bihar, pioneered alcohol prohibition, inspired Nitish Kumar, Lalu Yadav