Archive · 14 Dec 2025
Political Families United in Engagement
Rhea Badal, the daughter of a well-known political leader from Punjab, got engaged to R K Martand Singh, whose family is also very important in politics.
R K Martand Singh is the grandson of a senior leader from the Congress party and comes from a royal family.
Rhea's father is a former finance minister of Punjab and is now part of the BJP.
The engagement was announced by R K Martand Singh's father on Facebook.
This engagement brings together two important political families from different parts of India.
Rhea Badal, daughter of BJP leader Manpreet Singh Badal, engaged to R K Martand Singh, grandson of Congress leader Dr Karan Singh.
Engagement announced by Vikramaditya Singh, Martand's father, on Facebook.
Martand Singh belongs to the erstwhile Dogra royal family, with ties to the last ruling Maharaja of Kashmir.
Vikramaditya Singh is a former Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council member and currently a hotelier.
Manpreet Singh Badal is a former two-time finance minister of Punjab and joined the BJP in January 2023.
- Who
- Rhea Badal and R K Martand Singh
- What
- Engagement of Rhea Badal and R K Martand Singh
- When
- Engagement announced on Saturday
- Where
- Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir
- Why
- Union of prominent political families from Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir
- Rhea Badal
- Daughter of Manpreet Singh Badal, BJP leader and former Punjab finance minister
- R K Martand Singh
- Grandson of Dr Karan Singh, senior Congress leader and son of Vikramaditya Singh
- Dr Karan Singh
- Senior Congress leader and son of Maharaja Hari Singh, last ruling Maharaja of Kashmir
- Vikramaditya Singh
- Former Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council member, hotelier, and managing director of Taragarh Palace Hotel
- Manpreet Singh Badal
- Former two-time finance minister of Punjab and BJP leader
- Parkash Singh Badal
- Former Punjab chief minister and uncle of Manpreet Singh Badal
- Nirvan Singh
- Grandson of former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh and son-in-law of Vikramaditya Singh