Yuvraj Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati (born 11 February 1971) is an Indian politician, who served as the member in the upper house of the Parliament of India. He is heir to Kolhapur royal family as the 13th direct descendant of the Maratha king, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and great grandson of Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu of Kolhapur;both were educated at the Rajkumar College, Rajkot a century apart. Low profile and soft-spoken, he was the face of Maratha protest for reservation in 2011–19. He is currently an independent politician.