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Amit Shah

Amit Shah

DOB: 22/10/1964

Amit Shah is the senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been the Union Home Minister since 2019. He has also been serving as the Union Minister of Co-operation since 2021. Shah was the president of the BJP from 2014 to 2020. He has been a Lok Sabha member from the Gandhinagar constituency of Gujarat since 2019. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Shah won the Gandhinagar seat by defeating Congress candidate Dr CJ Chavda with a margin of 5,57,014 votes. He was the Minister of State for Home, Law and Justice, Prison, Border Security, Civil Defence, Excise, Home Guards, Transport, Prohibition, Gram Rakshak Dal, Police Housing, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs in Gujarat in the Narendra Modi-led government from 2002 to 2012. Shah won the Sarkhej Assembly constituency in Gujarat in 1997 (bypoll), 1998, 2002 and 2007. He also represented the Naranpura Assembly seat from 2012 to 2017. Shah also served as the Rajya Sabha member from 2017 to 2019. Amit Shah is again contesting from the Gandhinagar constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

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BJP President Amit Shah hails SC ruling on triple talaq

Politics | Aug 22, 2017, 05:11 PM IST

This is the victory of basic Constitutional rights of Muslim women and their right to live with equality," Amit Shah said in a statement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah

India's economy became world's fastest growing under Modi rule, says Amit Shah

Politics | Aug 20, 2017, 06:39 PM IST

BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday said India’s economy has become the fastest growing in the world since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over and that it was in a state of paralysis during the previous UPA rule

Mamata Banerjee changes stance, says ‘I favour PM Modi,

Mamata changes stance, says ‘I favour PM Modi, not Amit Shah’

Politics | Aug 20, 2017, 04:45 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister traded guns at BJP president Amit Shah instead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi whom she had been rallying all these days over demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax (GST)

PM Modi with Amit Shah

PM Modi, Amit Shah to meet CMs of BJP-ruled states tomorrow

Politics | Aug 20, 2017, 01:10 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah will meet chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of all party ruled states tomorrow.

BJP president Amit Shah

Government on right track in Jammu and Kashmit: Amit Shah

Politics | Aug 19, 2017, 06:48 PM IST

Amit Shah also said that the Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh should be built either through consensus among the parties involved or through a court order.

Amit Shah

BJP is in power for next 50 years, says Amit Shah

Politics | Aug 19, 2017, 02:49 PM IST

“We have not come to power for 5-10 years, but at least 50 years. We should move forward with a conviction that in 40-50 years we have to bring major changes in the country through the medium of power,” Shah said.

Amit Shah

BJP rare party with ideology, internal democracy: Amit Shah

Politics | Aug 18, 2017, 11:45 PM IST

Amit Shah is on a three-day visit to Madhya Pradesh.

Amit Shah with B S Yeduyurappa

Karnataka assembly polls: BJP will benefit from Modi govt's goodwill to state, says Amit Shah

Politics | Aug 14, 2017, 09:54 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah today said Modi government's goodwill shown to Karnataka will benefit the party in the upcoming Assembly polls.

BJP President Amit Shah

Gorakhpur hospital deaths: Not first such incident, lot of tragedies happen in a huge country, says Amit Shah

Politics | Aug 14, 2017, 07:59 PM IST

BJP chief Amit Shah today attempted to play down the Gorakhpur hospital tragedy saying such "accidents" have taken place in the past as well.

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Amit Shah invites Nitish Kumar to join NDA, offers co-convenor's post to Bihar CM

Politics | Aug 18, 2017, 07:46 PM IST

The invitation comes after the JD(U) joined hands with the BJP to form the government in Bihar after it walked out of alliance with Lalu Prasad’s RJD.

PM Modi felicitates Amit Shah on his election as Rajya

Ahead of Amit Shah's RS entry, PM Modi’s terse message to party MPs on absenteeism

Politics | Aug 10, 2017, 05:30 PM IST

The PM's reprimand comes on after the government saw itself on the backfoot in the Rajya Sabha where ruling NDA lacks majority as members were absent.

The battle went down to the wire, with Ahmed Patel coming

Ahmed Patel retains Rajya Sabha seat: How Congress managed to upset BJP in Gujarat battle

Politics | Aug 09, 2017, 11:00 AM IST

The high-voltage political drama for three Gujarat Rajya Sabha seats culminated with Congress leader Ahmed Patel’s victory, coming as a major blow to the BJP on their home turf despite wins for Amit Shah and Smriti Irani

Amit Shah completes three years as BJP president tomorrow

Amit Shah completes three years as BJP president tomorrow

Politics | Aug 08, 2017, 07:22 PM IST

As the 52-year-old leader from Gujarat begins his fourth year at the helm of the party's affairs, Amit Shah is also set to make his debut in Parliament as a Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat.

This will be Ahmed Patel's fifth term as a Rajya Sabha MP

Gujarat RS election results: Congress upbeat as Ahmed Patel retains seat for 5th term in prestige battle

Politics | Aug 09, 2017, 02:12 AM IST

Ahmed Patel, the political advisor to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, was pitted against Balwantsinh Rajput in a battle that was seen as a direct battle with BJP president Amit Shah

Ahmed Patel

As it happened: Congress leader Ahmed Patel retains Rajya Sabha seat from Gujarat

Politics | Aug 09, 2017, 02:22 AM IST

Besides Shah and Irani, the BJP has fielded Congress turncoat Balwant Singh Rajput for the third seat. While Shah and Irani are set to emerge victorious, Patel’s fate has been hanging in balance after internal bickering in the Congress.

Amit Shah, Smriti Irani, Ahmed Patel

Gujarat RS polls today: Amit Shah, Smriti Irani set to win; Ahmed Patel in trouble after NCP MLA’s support to BJP candidate

Politics | Aug 08, 2017, 08:36 AM IST

While Amit Shah and Smriti Irani are set to emerge victorious, Ahmed Patel’s fate hangs in balance after NCP MLA Kandhal Jadeja claimed that his party has asked the two party MLAs to support the BJP candidate.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

Congress facing 'existential crisis', old formulas won't work against Modi, Shah: Jairam Ramesh

Politics | Aug 07, 2017, 04:11 PM IST

Jairam Ramesh said that business as usual approach will not work against Modi and Shah.

Amit Shah

Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls: Amit Shah holds meeting with BJP leaders

Politics | Aug 06, 2017, 08:17 PM IST

BJP chief Amit Shah today held a meeting with the party leaders in Gujarat ahead of Rajya Sabha polls.

Amit Shah, PM Modi and Venkaiah Naidu at an event in New

President, Vice President from same family, 2017-22 to be transformative: PM Modi

Politics | Aug 04, 2017, 11:41 PM IST

Two volumes of a book--'Tireless voice, relentless journey- containing Naidu's speeches were also released at the event.

Amit Shah targets Congress over internal democracy

In Haryana, Amit Shah targets Congress, INLD over lack of internal democracy

Politics | Aug 02, 2017, 11:32 PM IST

BJP president Amit Shah today said that political parties whose internal democracy was not intact could never contribute towards making the country's democracy stronger.