[2] He was born to Maharaja Narendra Shah Sahib Bahadur and Maharani Indu Matt Devi.
[4] He was also the Patron of the Badrinath and Kedarnath Temples, President of the Temple Board of Management, Tehri Garhwal, Trustee of the Maharaja Narendra Shah Trust and the Maharaja Kirti Shah Trust.
[2] During his long parliamentary career, he served on various Committees as follows:[2] His daughter-in law Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah was elected to Lok Sabha from the same seat in 2012.
[6] He moved to Indian National Congress and contested from Chittorgarh Constituency and lost to Jaswant Singh of the BJP[7] and then from Bhilwara Constituency where he lost to Subhash Chandra Baheria in 1996 Lok Sabha elections.
[6][8][9][10] His grandson Vishvaraj Singh Mewar is the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Nathdwara constituency for the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Elections.