Ajeya Pratap Singh
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox pretender
|image = Ajeya Pratap Singh3.jpg
|caption = Portrait of Ajeya Pratap Singh
|title = 42nd Raja Bahadur of Manda
| throne = Manda
| pretend from = 2008–
| year = Sovereign Monarchy
1947 (Instrument of Accession)
Titular Monarchy
1971 (26th Amendment of the Indian Constitution)
| king = V.P. Singh
| relationship =
| successor =
| footnotes =
|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1956}}
|birth_place =
|party = Indian National Congress (2009–2012)
Jan Morcha (Before 2009)
|spouse = Shruti Kumari
|children = 2
|father = V.P. Singh
|mother = Sita Kumari
|residence =
|religion=Hinduism
|house=Gaharwal
}}
Ajeya Pratap Singh{{Cite news |title=VP's son does groundwork to become 'self-made' politician |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/vp-s-son-does-groundwork-to-become--selfmade--politician/357816/ |access-date=2020-09-05 |work=The Indian Express}} (born 1956), formerly known as Ajeya Singh, is an Indian politician, a member of the Indian National Congress, and the pretender to the throne of Manda.
Political career
He was a president of the Jan Morcha party which was later on merged with Indian National Congress in June 2009 but left active politics in 2012.{{Cite web|title=Ajeya Pratap Singh News and Updates from The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Ajeya-Pratap-Singh/news|access-date=2020-09-05|website=The Economic Times}}
Personal life
He is the eldest son of the seventh Prime Minister of India V. P. Singh.{{Cite magazine |title=Country Boy From Wall Street |url=https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/country-boy-from-wall-street/203993 |access-date=2020-09-05 |magazine=Outlook India}} He is married to Shruti Kumari with whom he has two daughters.
Sources
- [http://www.royalfamilyofindia.com/manda/ Manda estate]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121105054157/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200907251822.htm Jan Morcha merger with Congress party]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121014024212/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/v-p-singhs-son-ready-to-enter-politics/357942/ Ajeya Singh- Journey from Investment Banker & Businessman to Politics]