Rivaba Jadeja, wife of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, is the face of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Gujarat Assembly elections from the Jamnagar North constituency. Despite not having much experience in politics or contesting elections, Rivaba is headed for a comfortable victory in the Jamnagar North assembly seat, where she is leading against AAP’s Karshanbhai Karmur by over 50,000 votes (at the time of writing this article). Are going on
BJP had given ticket to sitting MLA of Jamnagar North Dharmendrasinh Jadeja and ticket to Rivaba Jadeja. Clearly, Rivaba has lived up to the expectations of the party as she is on her way to a record-breaking win on her much-hyped debut. She has also been a member of the Karni Sena and was made the president of its women’s wing in 2018.
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Born in Rajkot in 1990, Rivaba had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party three years ago. A photograph of Rivaba and Ravindra Jadeja with the Prime Minister at that time Narendra Modi It also went viral on social media. After joining BJP, Rivaba has been active in Jamnagar North assembly constituency and has been fully committed to furthering women empowerment in the area.
Interestingly, Rivaba’s father-in-law Anirudh Singh and sister-in-law Nayaba are in the Congress. There were many reports of rift in the family. Last month, Naynaba made headlines when she said that Rivaba Jadeja’s chances of winning the Gujarat assembly elections were slim as the latter was a “celebrity” and people wanted a local leader to represent her.
When Rivaba was later asked if it bothered him that Naynaba was campaigning for the Congress in the seat, he said that everyone in his family had freedom and independence and it was not the first time that members of the same family Two people were aligning with different ideologies.
“He has his ideology and I have mine. We are both focusing on our own paths. There can be difference of opinion but there should not be difference of opinion.
On the personal life front, Rivaba tied the knot with Ravindra Jadeja in 2016. He has studied Mechanical Engineering from Atmiya University, Rajkot. Her father is a renowned businessman from Gujarat.
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