Against the backdrop of the upcoming Assembly polls in Rajasthan, Vishvaraj Singh Mewar — a descendant of legendary Mewar king Maharana Pratap who held out against the Mughal overlordship — and Bhawani Singh Kalvi, son of Karni Sena founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi, joined the BJP on Tuesday.
They joined the party in the presence of Rajasthan BJP president C..P. Joshi, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, BJP national general secretary Arun Singh, the party’s chief spokesperson Anil Baluni, and Rajsamand MP and Jaipur royal Diya Kumari.
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