Indian cricket star Ravindra Jadeja has followed in the footsteps of his wife by joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Jadeja's wife Rivaba shared a picture of her husband's BJP membership card along with her own card.
The announcement comes just after the BJP started a nationwide membership campaign on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the drive earlier this week and renewed his own membership via missed call service in the presence of BJP president JP Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Rivaba has been a member of the ruling BJP since 2019. She won the Jamnagar assembly seat in 2022 after defeating AAP candidate Karshanbhai Karmur.
Ravindra Jadeja last featured in the T20 World Cup 2024 in July which India won after 11 years to clinch their second title. Jadeja announced his retirement from T20 internationals after the final that was played in Barbados.
This will be his maiden stint in politics if he decides to join the BJP full time like his wife. But doing that will be difficult given the workload of an international cricketer like him.
