Sharad Pawar, Murli Manohar Joshi to get Padma Vibhushan
NCP leader Sharad Pawar and BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi were on Wednesday announced as the awardees for this year's Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award in India. The list of Padma Vibhushan awardees also includes musician KJ Yesudas, author SJ Vasudev, Physics researcher UR Rao, former Madhya Pradesh CM SL Patwa (Posthumous) and former Meghalaya CM PA Sangma (Posthumous).