Amit Shah with Narendra Modi at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi
J P Nadda, the other person whose name was in the circulation for BJP's president post, is also a close friend of Amit Shah. They had both worked together in the past for the organization and share very cordial relation. And both of them are close to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A closer look at the strategy that Amit Shah adopted in UP elections reveals that he played all the cards very deftly. Critics of BJP point out that the Muzaffarnagar communal riots created an anti-establishment sentiment that was fully exploited by the BJP under the guidance of Amit Shah. He is also accused of polarizing the voters on communal lines but Shah vehemently denies these allegations.
