▁fame ▁increased ▁after ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁and ▁among ▁the ▁pra ise ▁for ▁his ▁cr icket ▁were ▁hints ▁in ▁the ▁press ▁that ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁political ▁career , ▁following ▁other ▁Indians ▁in ▁England . ▁Instead ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁turn ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁N aw an agar ▁succession , ▁beginning ▁to ▁make ▁en qui ries ▁in ▁India ▁as ▁to ▁his ▁position . ▁Meanwhile , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁potentially ▁benef icial ▁connections ; ▁at ▁Queen ▁Victoria ' s ▁j ub ile e ▁celebr ations , ▁he ▁established ▁a ▁friendship ▁with ▁Pr at ap ▁Singh , ▁the ▁reg ent ▁of ▁J od h pur , ▁whom ▁he ▁later ▁f als ely ▁described ▁as ▁his ▁uncle . ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁decided ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁India ▁to ▁further ▁his ▁case , ▁prompt ed ▁by ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁V ib h aj i ' s ▁grand son ▁L akh uba ▁to ▁dispute ▁the ▁succession . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁financial ▁expect ations ▁of ▁behav ing ▁as ▁a ▁prince ▁pushed ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁even ▁further ▁into ▁deb t , ▁and ▁his ▁allow ance ▁had ▁been ▁stopped ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁an ▁advance ▁on ▁it ▁to ▁cover ▁earlier ▁money ▁ow ed . ▁He ▁wrote ▁to ▁Will ough by ▁Kennedy , ▁the ▁English ▁Administr ator ▁of ▁N aw an agar , ▁asking ▁for ▁money ▁but ▁none ▁was ▁forth coming . ▁His ▁financial ▁situation ▁e ased ▁when ▁a ▁serious ▁ill ness ▁conf ined ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁an