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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Pema Khandu, whose political career intensed after his father's death, has become Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third time consecutive time after the BJP comfortably won the Assembly election with 45 seats in a House of 60.
BJP's Pema Khandu took take oath for the third consecutive time as the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday. Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP chief JP Nadda among other senior party leaders graced the occassion.
The swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi, was held in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. Naveen Patnaik also attended the event.
Chandrababu Naidu has become the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth time in a grand ceremony graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and big leaders after Telugu Desam Party's mamoth victory in 2024 Assembly elections, held simultaneously with Lok Sabha polls.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, JP Nadda and Nitin Gadkari, former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, NCP leader Praful Patel and several other leaders attended the oath-taking ceremony.
Chandrababu Naidu became Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister for the first time in 1995. His second and third stint started in 1999 and 2014. In 2019, he lost to YSRCP's Jagan Mohan Reddy but returned to power with a brut majority in 2024 in alliance with JSP and BJP.
Aimed at reshaping the landscape of the country's criminal justice system, Shah brought the three laws last year aimed at modernising and replacing outdated British-era legislation.
Union Ministers, including S Jaishankar and Ashwini Vaishnaw, assumed their respective ministerial roles on Tuesday. Jaishankar, starting his second term as External Affairs Minister, showcased a stellar performance in navigating global issues, drawing from his rich diplomatic career.
Modi Cabinet 3.0: The council of ministers is a blend of youth and experience with senior BJP leaders including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar retaining their ministries. Several young leaders from the BJP and allies have also been inducted.
The bus carrying pilgrims was on its way to the Shiv Khori temple when it came under attack in Teryath village in Poni area of Reasi district.
The BJP managed to win nine Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, as against 22 won in 2019 elections, while the Shinde-led Shiv Sena emerged victorious on seven seats and Ajit Pawar-led NCP could win one seat.
The Bharatiya Janata Party suffered a major setback in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra, with its tally declining by almost half compared to 2019 elections.
On June 4, the stock market witnessed a steep selloff, resulting in a massive loss of approximately Rs 20 lakh crore within the first 20 minutes of trading.
Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: The ruling YSRCP was leading in only 10 constituencies. The NDA is also leading in 21 out of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state, with the TDP candidates ahead in 16 seats, followed by the BJP and the Jana Sena leading in 3 and 2 seats, respectively.
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Winner List 2024: The counting on 25 seats of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in Gujarat has begun and it will be interesting to see which party clinch maximum number of seats in the state. Stay tuned to this space to know if your favourite candidate are winning or trailing.
Gandhinagar Election Results 2024: Stay tuned to this space for all the latest updates about the leading and trailing candidate as the counting of votes for Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency is underway.
As the final announcement of the Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 approaches, anticipation is high for the 8,360 candidates. The counting of votes begins at 8 AM on June 4, with results expected throughout the day. Stay updated with live coverage on India TV News Channel.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has claimed that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has made calls to 150 District Magistrates and Collectors to influence counting of votes.
Senior BJP leaders, including Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, held the meeting, a day before the Lok Sabha poll results will be declared. There was no official word on the agenda of the meeting but it is speculated that they discussed party's strategy on upcoming Lok Sabha results.
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