The maharaja’s win in Punjab after 10 years has also rekindled the hopes for the revival of the grand old party. He again resigned from the Services as a decorated soldier at the conclusion of the war. The Punjab Congress chief and husband of Patiala MP Preneet Kaur was born to late Maharaja Yadavindra Singh of Patiala. His army career was shortlived as he resigned in early 1965 after his father was appointed Ambassador to Italy and his services were required at home. But he resigned from the Congress and the Lok Sabha in protest against the entry of the army into the Golden Temple during “Operation Blue Star” in 1984.

Source: The Hindu March 16, 2017 06:22 UTC