 in several states, including Bihar and Jharkhand.Top BJP leaders paid rich tributes to former Gujarat & Rajasthan governor Kailashpati Mishra at a condolence meeting held at Rabindra Bhavan, Patna on Friday (9 November 2012).BJP president Nitin Gadkari recalled Mishra's contribution in strengthening the party's base since his joining the Jan Sangh in 1959.