And that's precisely what will happen on 23 February, the late Maharaja's great-nephew has just been chosen as the new head of the family.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/yaduveer-gopal-raj-urs-is-new-heir-of-mysurus-royal-family/article6886404.ece

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: One solution would be for the widow of the
: late Maharaja to adopt someone. This was
: done in the past frequently in the former
: Indian states. The Maharaja's great
: grandfather succeeded to the throne by
: adoption.