Mixed fortune for former royals in Rajasthan

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IANS Jaipur
Last Updated : May 16 2014 | 12:26 PM IST

Members of erstwhile royal families fighting the Lok Sabha polls in Rajasthan seemed to be having mixed fortunes Friday.

BJP's Dushyant Singh, son of Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and a member of the Dholpur royal family, was leading in Jhalawar-Baran by over 70,000 votes.

But Congress's Chandresh Kumari, a member of the Kangra royal family, was trailing in Jodhpur by over 2.17 lakh votes.

Similarly, Ijyaraj Singh of the Congress - who is a member of the Kota royal family - was trailing by over 1.37 lakh votes.

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First Published: May 16 2014 | 12:22 PM IST

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