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(From The Economic Times)
Byline: Bharti Jain
RAJGARH: It may be decades since princely titles and the privy purse were abolished, the common man here refuses to shake off his royalty hangover. So much so, even the battle of democracy, that is, elections, has become a battle royale. The only difference being, the contenders here are not fighting for the crown, but for the Rajgarh parliamentary seat.
Welcome to one of the most-keenly watched contests in Madhya Pradesh: starring Laxman Singh, four-time Congress MP from this very constituency who has now switched over to the BJP - which he claims is the "party with a future" - much to the anger and …