Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar waves to his supporters during an event organised by the BJP in Mysuru on March 30. Photo: X/@yaduveerwadiyar
LS polls: Mysuru 'king' Yaduveer 'does not own house, car or land'
Wadiyar owns gold and silver jewels worth Rs 3.39 crore while his wife possesses precious metals worth Rs 1.02 crore.
Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, the scion of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family and BJP candidate from the Mysore-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency does not own a house, land or even a vehicle, according to his election affidavit.
On Monday (April 1), Wadiyar filed his affidavit declaring his assets and liabilities while submitting his nomination papers.
The 32-year-old successor of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family will be in a direct fight with Congress candidate M Lakshmana, who is a Congress spokesperson in Karnataka.
According to the nomination papers, he has total assets of about Rs five crore. His wife Trishika Kumari Wadiyar and a dependent person own assets worth Rs 1.04 crore and Rs 3.64 crore respectively.
Wadiyar owns gold and silver jewels worth Rs 3.39 crore while his wife possesses precious metals worth Rs 1.02 crore.
The BJP replaced sitting MP Pratap Simha from the Mysore-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency with Wadiyar. Simha had won from the seat for two consecutive terms in 2014 and 2019.
