As the results are being announced for the Assembly Elections in Rajasthan, erstwhile members of Rajasthan’s many royal families are leading in their seats across the State— some by a sizeable margin.
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At the time of Independence, Rajasthan consisted of 22 princely states, including Alwar, Banswara, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Dungarpur, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Karauli, Khetri, Kota, Sikar, and Udaipur. While scions of Rajasthan’s royal families lost their titles following Independence in 1947, they still maintain influence and pull over the popular imagination across the State. Now, as part of the political fray, they exert influence over particular communities such as the Rajputs and the Brahmins.
