Yuvraj Vikramaditya Singh (born 5 August 1964) is an Indian businessman and politician. He was a leader of Indian National Congress (INC) and an ex-member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council. He is the grandson of Maharaja Sir Hari Singh, who was the last ruler of the Indian princely state of Kashmir. [1] [2] He is the heir apparent of the Dogra dynasty.
Vikramaditya is a son of senior INC leader and former Sadr-e-Riyasat Karan Singh and Yasho Rajya Lakshmi, granddaughter of the last Rana Prime Minister of Nepal,Mohan Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. [3]
He is a hotelier by profession and managing director of Taragarh Palace Hotel, Kangra. Vikramaditya completed his education at the University of Southern California and married Chitrangada Scindia, daughter of late Madhavrao Scindia, Maharaja of Gwalior in 1987. [4] They have two children, a son, Martand Singh, and a daughter, Mriganka Singh. [5] Vikramaditya is a trustee of J&K Dharmarth Trust that was founded by Maharaja Gulab Singh. [6]
In 2017, his daughter, Mriganka married Nirvan Singh, the grandson of Captain Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab and member of the Patiala royal dynasty. [7]
In August 2015, he joined Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). [8] In October 2017, he resigned as member of legislative council and PDP over the issue of holiday on the birthday of his grandfather Maharaja Hari Singh. [9] He later joined INC. [10] He was Lok Sabha INC candidate from Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency in 2019 where he lost to Dr Jitendra Singh of BJP.
On 22nd March 2022, he tendered his resignation from the primary membership of INC citing that it was his belief that "the Indian National Congress is unable to realize and reflect the sentiments and aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir." [11]
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