[3] After the death of his father in May 2012, Samarjitsinh was crowned Maharaja in a traditional ceremony at Laxmi Vilas Palace on 22 June 2012.

Through the deal, Samarjitsinh secured ownership of Laxmi Vilas Palace, over 600 acres (240 ha) of real estate near the palace including Moti Bagh Stadium and Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum, several paintings by Raja Ravi Varma as well as movable assets belonging to Fatehsinghrao such as gold, silver and royal jewelry.

[8] Since 2002, Samarjitsinh is married to Radhikaraje, who is from the royal family of Wankaner State; the couple has two daughters.

[5] The four of them, along with Shubhanginiraje, live in the Laxmi Vilas Palace, which is the largest private residence in India.

[10][9] Samarjitsinh joined Bharatiya Janata Party in November 2014,[11] but is inactive in politics as of 2017.