See the life of ‘Raja Sahib’ in pictures: Virbhadra Singh was the 122nd king of the Krishna dynasty, the first at the age of 20 and the second marriage at the age of 51

Even after the end of the monarchy in independent India, Virbhadra Singh was the 122nd king of the Krishna dynasty to assume the throne. Virbhadra Singh, popularly known as Raja Saheb, always had the compassion of the gods and goddesses. He had two marriages at two important stages of his age. See the life of Raja Saheb Virbhadra Singh in pictures…

After the death of Raja Padmadev in the year 1947, Virbhadra Singh was made the king of Bushahr princely state. Then he was only 13 years old.

At the age of 20, he had his first marriage with Ratan Kumari, the princess of Jubbal. Who remained in bed for 24 years due to illness and one day said goodbye to the world.

He married Pratibha Singh in 1985 at the age of 51. Pratibha Singh has also been an MP from Mandi. Vikramaditya Singh, son of Virbhadra and Pratibha, is currently the MLA from Shimla Rural.

Virbhadra Singh holds the record of becoming Chief Minister for the maximum number of times in Himachal. In Indira Gandhi’s government, Virbhadra Singh was the Union Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation from December 1976 to 1977.

Virbhadra Singh has been an MLA for 9 times and MP for 5 times. For the second time also, he was the Union Minister of State for Industry from 1982 to 1983 in the Indira Government itself.

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Shanta Kumar remembered Virbhadra Singh like this: ‘Raja Saheb was very humble, would come out of Vis after a 5 minute walkout on public issues, would have reached the house after telling the press’