Padmavat Row : Who Is Karni Sena Know Their Whole Story. Padmaavat controversy: 10 things to know about Karni Sena and why BJP and Congress are afraid of it. The Karni Sena is not a political group. But they vowed to support any Rajput affiliated with any political party. In 2012, the Karni Sena supported BJP’s Jaipur Bandh marked to protest the arrest of Rajendra Singh Rathore over a fake encounter case.The controversy over Padmaavat has brought the Rajput Karni Sena to national prominence, albeit for the wrong reasons.