The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha began as an alliance between a Kurmi outfit, Santhals led by Shibu Soren, and a Marxist organisation. It first came to power in the state in 2005.
Its previous 5 Bharat Ratnas, in nearly 10 yrs in power, have included Madan Mohan Malviya, Vajpayee, Pranab Mukherjee, Bhupen Hazarika, Nanaji Deshmukh; UPA 10 years saw 3 awardees
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Heading the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for a total of 3,656 days, Singh thus became the third longest-serving PM till date after Jawaharlal Nehru (6,130 days) and Indira Gandhi (5,829 days).