Who is Rivaba Jadeja:
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel expanded the Gujarat Cabinet. The oath-taking ceremony of the Gujarat government took place at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, where 19 ministers were sworn in, including Rivaba Jadeja, who is an MLA from Jamnagar North at 34 years old. Governor Acharya Devvrat administered her oath.
Rivaba Jadeja has been appointed as a minister, demonstrating her growing influence in politics. She joined the BJP in March 2019 and is now a minister in the Gujarat government. She married Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in 2016.
In the 2022 Gujarat Assembly elections, BJP nominated Rivaba Jadeja for the Jamnagar North seat. She defeated her closest rival, Aam Aadmi Party's Karsanbhai, by over 53,000 votes, securing 88,835 votes compared to Karsanbhai's 35,265 votes.
Rivaba's victory was impressive as it marked her first political contest. She has been inclined towards BJP for a long time and previously served as the President of the Saurashtra Karni Kshatriya Sena. Her initial election was challenging, as she replaced the sitting MLA Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (Hakubha) for the ticket.
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Rivaba Jadeja frequently visits villages, interacts with women, and distributes sanitary napkins. She played a crucial role in opening accounts under the government savings scheme 'Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana' for girls in post offices. Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised this initiative.
Engineering Degree Holder
Rivaba was born on 2nd November 1990 in Rajkot, Gujarat, to Hardevsingh Solanki and Prafullaba Solanki. In 2015, she pursued a BE in Mechanical Engineering from Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad. According to her 2022 affidavit, her assets were valued at INR 97 crore. Rivaba founded Shri MatriShakti Charitable Trust, an NGO to aid in women's empowerment. Why Ravindra Asked Rivaba About Sarees Before Marriage?
The Gujarat government has retained six familiar faces in the new cabinet, a strategic shift aiming at the 2027 assembly elections with a focus on regional and ethnic balance.
