Family rivalry, Rajput pride: Raje vs Manvendra has makings of B'wood saga

Stakes are high for both the Congress and the BJP in Rajasthan's Jhalarapatan assembly seat

There is one in constituency in the 2018 assembly elections in Rajasthan that seems to have all the ingredients of a Bollywood blockbuster. There is a family rivalry that has been skilfully twisted into political revenge, with swabhiman (self-respect), Rajput pride and personal relationships thrown in for good measure.

Stakes will be high in the Jhalarapatan assembly seat as Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje, 65, takes on former Bharatiya Janata Party colleague and now Congress rival Manvendra Singh, 54, on her home turf on December 7.

The contest is likely to be an interesting and closely fought one. Relations between