This is his electoral debut and re-entry of the Mewar royal family into Bharatiya Janata Party after 3 decades.[6][7][8][9][10][11] His entry in Bharatiya Janata Party is attributed to
Diya Kumari, member of Jaipur royal family and Member of Parliament,
Rajsamand.[1][12]
He had written to PM
Narendra Modi and the
CBFC in 2017 to stop the release of Bhansali's
Padmaavat movie to prevent inaccurate portrayal of history and hurting of public sentiments.[13][14] He had also written to the PM,
S Jaishankar (Minister of External Affairs), and
G Kishan Reddy (Minister for Tourism) with respect to the consent not being taken for their disputed property being used in
G20 Summit.[15][16]
His maternal grandfather
Manabendra Shah, was an eight-time Member of Parliament from
Tehri Garhwal and also a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[17][18]
His father Mahendra and his uncle
Arvind both are claiming to being the next i.e. 76th custodian (Maharana) of the
House of Mewar. The matter is currently
sub judice.[16] The Royal Family of
Udaipur (Maharanas) are not direct rulers rather they are considered as custodians (caretaker) of the Mewar kingdom on behalf of Shri
Eklingji (Lord Shiva).[21]
Personal life
He is married to Mahima Kumari, a royal family member and the daughter of Vidya Devi of Bandhi Talukdari (Madhya Pradesh) and Jagdishwari Prasad Singh Deo of Panchkote.[22] She also supports him in canvassing.[1] They have two children, one daughter named Baisa Jayati Kumari and a son named Devajaditya Singh.[23]
He did his schooling from Ajmer and went to Mumbai for completing college studies and settled there in Mewar House. He has been visiting Udaipur frequently.[24]