Vijayaraje Scindia was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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10 Facts About Vijayaraje Scindia
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Vijayaraje Scindia's father was a deputy collector in the provincial administration.
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Vijayaraje Scindia's mother was the daughter of former Commander-in-chief of the Nepalese Army Commanding-General Raja Khadga Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, the nephew of founder of Rana dynasty of Nepal, Jang Bahadur Kunwar Rana.
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Vijayaraje Scindia was initiated into electoral politics in 1957 when she contested and won the Guna Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh on a Congress ticket.
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Vijayaraje Scindia won the Karera assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh as the Jan Sangh candidate in 1967 and plunged headlong into state politics.
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Vijayaraje Scindia did not contest Lok Sabha elections in 1977 and 1984 and lost to Indira Gandhi in Rae Bareli in 1980.
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Vijayaraje Scindia did not contest the elections in 1999 due to old age.
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Vijayaraje Scindia was jailed by Indira Gandhi during the Emergency, ultimately sharing a cell with fellow Rajmata and MP, Gayatri Devi, in Tihar Jail.
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Vijayaraje Scindia came to the forefront of the BJP leadership in 1980 when she was made one of its vice-presidents.
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Vijayaraje Scindia played a key role in popularizing the party's Ram Janmabhoomi movement and was considered a hardliner.
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