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BJP plans to rename streets in Uttar Pradesh after former Bihar chief minister and Janata Party leader Karpoori Thakur.

After Jayaprakash Narayan, the BJP has set its sights on another socialist icon-former Bihar chief minister and Janata Party leader Karpoori Thakur. The party plans to rename streets in Uttar Pradesh after the backward caste

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