slogans like Garibi Hatao (Stop Poverty) which included promise to abolish the royal order. She de-recognized all the Maharajahs by a presidential order in 1969. But this was struck down by the Supreme Court of India. Eventually, the government by the 26th Amendment of the Constitution of India was successful in abolishing the Princely order. This process was completed by the end of 1971. Though a challenge to this amendment was mounted in the Supreme Court, the court neither heard the matter immediately nor gave any relief to the rulers. The case was ultimately decided against the rulers by as late as in 1993, by which time it had become fait accompli. They have since only enjoyed their traditional styles and titles on a social basis and seem to have adapted well. Former royals like Captain Amarinder Singh - Maharaja of Patiala, Maharani Vasundhara Raje Scindia of Dholpur even rose to post of Chief Ministers of Punjab and Rajasthan respectively till recently. Many others like Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar - Maharaja of Mysore, V. P. Singh, Digvijay Singh, Madhavrao Scindia and his son Jyotiraditya Scindia, Arjun Singh, and many others have been active politics and been prime minister, governors, ministers, MPs and MLAs at different times. References Constitutional history of India India and the Commonwealth of Nations Rajpramukhs Political history of India