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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 chief amit shah sets his eyes on bihar assembly

BJP chief Amit Shah sets his eyes on Bihar Assembly elections

Politics | Apr 04, 2015, 01:45 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP has set its eyes on Bihar where assembly polls are due later this year with party chief Amit Shah terming the Nitish Kumar led government as "Jungle Raj -II".After the unprecedented victory

amit shah slams aap over removal of its lokpal leaders

Amit Shah slams AAP over removal of its Lokpal, leaders

Politics | Apr 03, 2015, 11:34 PM IST

Bengaluru: BJP President Amit Shah today took a dig at AAP over its internal rumblings and said the party, which came to power on the slogan of Jan Lokpal and touted its internal democracy, removed

introspect and respect party elders congress advice to bjp

Introspect and respect party elders: Congress' advice to BJP

Politics | Apr 03, 2015, 10:59 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress today advised the BJP to introspect and learn to respect elders as it accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of publicly disrespecting its veterans L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, hours after

bjp attacks opposition on land bill

BJP attacks opposition on land bill

Politics | Apr 03, 2015, 10:41 PM IST

Bengaluru: Seeking to blunt the opposition attack, the BJP leadership today rallied the rank and file asking them to spread the message that the controversial land bill was pro-farmer and targeted rivals accusing them of

modi govt is here to stay for next 10 20 years amit shah

Modi govt is here to stay for next 10-20 years: Amit Shah

Politics | Apr 03, 2015, 04:34 PM IST

Bengaluru: Modi government is here to stay for 10-20 years, BJP President Amit Shah asserted today, claiming that the new dispensation has ended the “reign of scams” and policy paralysis while changing the political culture

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'Jungle raj-2' has returned to Bihar: Amit Shah

Politics | Apr 03, 2015, 04:21 PM IST

Bengaluru: Claiming that “jungle raj-2” has returned to Bihar after the break-up of its alliance with JD(U), BJP today struck a confident note that people of the state would give it the mandate in the

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Stop finding faults with BJP; find your leader, Amit Shah to Congress

Politics | Apr 03, 2015, 04:27 PM IST

Bengaluru: Attacking the Congress-led opposition for “deliberately spreading misgivings” about land bill, BJP today said the party should stop finding “non-existent” faults with the government and instead concentrate on finding its leader, a dig at

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BJP NE meet: Party to hold nationwide rallies seeking support for land bill

Politics | Apr 03, 2015, 04:27 PM IST

Bengaluru: The Bhartiya Janata Party will be holding rallies across the country seeking support for the controversial land acquisition bill that has got stuck in parliament as the party does not have required support in

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Land Bill to be top priority at BJP's first National Executive Meet

Politics | Apr 03, 2015, 10:01 AM IST

Bengaluru: A day before BJP's two-day national executive meet, Land Bill became the center of discussion on Thursday while the party geared up for its first meeting of the office-bearers.The party has plans to make

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Will LK Advani address BJP's National Executive tomorrow?

Politics | Apr 02, 2015, 09:54 PM IST

Bengaluru: On the eve of BJP's National Executive in Bengaluru, there were questions over whether party stalwart LK Advani will address the two-day conclave in keeping with the past practice from which he has deviated

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Black money: Congress mocks BJP, calls it Bharatiya 'Jumla' party

Politics | Apr 02, 2015, 12:24 PM IST

Bengaluru: Karnataka Unit of Youth Congress is protesting against the Modi government's failure to retrieve black money by mocking the ruling party as Bharatiya ‘Jumla' Party and drawing cheques in its name for Rs 15

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Amit Shah scolds Giriraj for his 'white skin' remark, Nigerian envoy demands apology

Politics | Apr 01, 2015, 10:48 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah is reported to have scolded union minister Giriraj Singh for his sexist and racist remarks against Congress President.Shah reportedly spoke to Giriraj over phone and warned him against making

pm modi asks ministers to get feedback from public

PM Modi asks ministers to get feedback from public

India | Mar 31, 2015, 10:02 PM IST

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra  Modi on Tuesday directed 13 of his ministers to seek feedback of their performance from public.In a meeting that took lasted for over two hours, with all Ministers of State

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Membership rat race: Time for CPM to pull up its socks

Politics | Mar 30, 2015, 03:10 PM IST

Political foyers are buzzing with a new type of competition these days – the membership rat race.  The top-notch national parties of the country are running ahead of time and against each other to build

with 8.80 crore enrolments bjp becomes largest political

With 8.80 crore enrolments, BJP becomes largest political party of the world

Politics | Mar 30, 2015, 09:19 AM IST

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has become the world's largest party by having a membership of 8.80 crore in its kitty. With this, the saffron clan has broken the record of the Communist

amit shah eyes 7 states where the saffron party is yet to

Amit Shah eyes 7 states where the Saffron party is yet to make a mark

Politics | Mar 27, 2015, 11:30 AM IST

New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah is busy holding meetings with the leaders of seven states and Union Territories where the Saffron party still has a long way to go in improving its support base.As

bjp attempts to woo dalits ahead of bihar assembly polls

BJP attempts to woo Dalits ahead of Bihar Assembly polls

Politics | Mar 26, 2015, 11:07 AM IST

Patna: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is making all efforts to woo Dalits ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls.The party is organising a mega event in state capital on the day of Ambedkar Jayanti

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Top News headlines to start your day!

India | Mar 26, 2015, 12:00 AM IST

India to meet Australia in semi final todayIn yet another crucial encounter, India will today face the co-hosts Australia on their home ground at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in the second semifinal of World Cup

top bjp leaders meet pm over land issue

Top BJP leaders meet PM over land issue

Politics | Mar 24, 2015, 11:45 PM IST

New Delhi: With the government mulling various options on the land bill, the BJP top brass today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is reported to have discussed the Land Acquisition Ordinance that expires on

eye on bihar bjp to begin poll preparations early

Eye on Bihar, BJP to begin poll preparations early

Politics | Mar 24, 2015, 09:48 PM IST

New Delhi: After its poll debacle in Delhi, BJP is taking no chances with regard to Bihar which is slated to go for Assembly elections in some months and is set to begin preparations there

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