Mixed fortune for former royals in Rajasthan

Jaipur, May 16 (IANS) 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.