Shahu II is the present and titular Maharaja

Maharaja

Mahārāja is a Sanskrit title for a "great king" or "high king". The female equivalent title Maharani denotes either the wife of a Maharaja or, in states where that was customary, a woman ruling in her own right. The widow of a Maharaja is known as a Rajamata...

 of Kolhapur.

Family

Shahu II married Her Highness Maharani Yagyaseniraje on 9 March 1970, the couple have two sons:

1. Shrimant Yuvraj

Yuvraj

Yuvraj, Yuvaraja, or Yuvaraj is an Indian title for "Crown Prince", i.e., heir apparent to the throne of an Indian Princely State or former Hindu kingdom ruling the India before Indian independence...

 Sambhajiraje Shahu Chhatrapati

Chhatrapati

Chhatrapati is the Indian honorific title equivalent to the European Emperor. It is more formally written as Kshetrapati, from the Sanskrit kshetra- and -pati...

 Maharaj Bhonsle

Bhonsle

The Bhonsle were a prominent clan within the Maratha clan system who served as rulers of several states in India.The most prominent member of the clan was Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire...

, the Heir Apparent

Heir apparent

An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....

 (11 February 1971-), married Yuvrani Sanyuktaraje Sahib Maharaj, maternal granddaughter of Pratap Singh Gaekwad of Vadodara

Vadodara

Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...

. He has one son:

• Shrimant Balkumar Shahajiraje Maharaj Bhonsle, the Heir Presumptive
  Heir Presumptive
  An heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question...
  
  

2.Shrimant Maharajkumar Malojiraje Shahu Chhatrapati

Chhatrapati

Chhatrapati is the Indian honorific title equivalent to the European Emperor. It is more formally written as Kshetrapati, from the Sanskrit kshetra- and -pati...

 Maharaj Bhonsle

Bhonsle

The Bhonsle were a prominent clan within the Maratha clan system who served as rulers of several states in India.The most prominent member of the clan was Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire...

(1975-), m. 11 December 1999, Shrimati Dhawalshriraje Sahib Maharaj, née Miss Madhurimar Khanvilkar. He has a son and a daughter:

• Shrimant Yashraje Malojiraje Maharaj Bhonsle (2005-)

• Shrimati Yashashwini Raje Bhonsle (2001-)