Career
He became one of the BJP"s longest-serving members. Shah was also the last ruling raja of the Garhwal Kingdom (1946–1948), when his Tehri Garhwal princely state acceded to independent India on 18 May 1948.
Diplomat politician member of the Lok Sabha
He became one of the BJP"s longest-serving members. Shah was also the last ruling raja of the Garhwal Kingdom (1946–1948), when his Tehri Garhwal princely state acceded to independent India on 18 May 1948.
He represented the Tehri Garhwal constituency of Uttarakhand and was a member of the Indian National Congress before joining the Bharatiya January Sangh and later the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.