As per available records, Krishnachandra Roy was a zamindar (landlord) and raja (king) from 1728 to 1782. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a recent telephonic conversation, lauded Amrita Roy’s commitment to fighting corruption and the royal family’s contributions towards social reforms. “The BJP maintains equality with everyone, whether a film star or a simple worker or former queen and king. We have made many members of ‘shahi parivar’ party candidates for the Lok Sabha elections,” said a senior functionary of the BJP.Five of the candidates from the former royal families are contesting polls for the first time. “Members of royal families participating in politics is not new in Indian politics. But what catches the attention this time is that the BJP has emerged as the first choice for a majority of them,” a party leader said.The BJP has fielded Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar from Mysore Lok Sabha seat, replacing incumbent MP Pratap Simha. It was on Simha’s visitor pass, some intruders had got access to the Parliament in December 2023.
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