Jamnagar: cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba Jadeja on Saturday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Loksabha election. She joined the party in the presence of Gujarat Agriculture Minister R C Faldu and MP Poonam Madam at Jamnagar in Gujarat.

Rivaba’s decision to join the ruling BJP comes just months before the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The BJP leaders presented her with a saffron scarf while welcoming her to the party.

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In October 2018, Raviba had joined the right-wing Rajput outfit called Karni Sena, which had come into the limelight after launching massive protests against Deepika Padukone-starrer 'Padmaavat' in 2018. She was made the head of the women's wing of Karni Sena in Gujarat.

Talking about her goals, Addressing a press conference after her induction into Karni Sena, Rivaba had said, “My first goal would be to empower women to the level that they can fend for themselves, take care of themselves and defend themselves when men are not around and fight off any threats from perverted minds. This is my prime goal as I have personally been through such an experience."

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At the time, Rivaba had remained elusive about her plans to join electoral politics. she had said that she wold like to make contribution in the capacity for which her community has selected her.