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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Bihar: Amit Shah has made clear that BJP will not accept Nitish Kumar at any cost even if he rubs his nose at BJP's doors, said MP Sushil Kumar Modi.
In a joint statement, the two organisations said that the blockade on the highway has been lifted with immediate effect, following an appeal by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Eight additional NCP MLAs, in addition to Ajit Pawar, have been sworn in as state cabinet ministers. Hassan Mushrif, Chhagan Bhujbal, Dilip Walse Patil, Dhananjay Munde, and Aditi Tatkare are the newly elected ministers.
A 162-passenger cruise with a meal will take the passengers on a journey that lasts one and a half hours. A lifeboat, life jackets, and other safety features are included in a floating restaurant's sprinkler system.
Sonelal Patel birth anniversary: Apna Dal (S) leader and Uttar Pradesh Minister Ashish Patel, husband of Anupriya Patel, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be the chief guest at his party’s programme in Lucknow.
17th Indian Cooperative Congress: PM Modi on Saturday attended the 17th Indian Cooperative Congress organised in the national capital. He was accompanied by Home Minister Amit Shah.
The central government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has already approved the release of Rs 3,649.40 crore as central share of SDRF to nine states during 2023-24.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that scams will become 'destiny' of India if Congress leader Rahul Gandhi becomes the prime minister of the country.
Amit Shah in Bihar: The RJD spokesperson also said that BJP leaders are scared ever since the Mahagathbandhan government came to power in Bihar.
The Council of Ministers' meeting will be held days before the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which is likely to begin in the third week of July.
Home Minister Shah's visit to Bihar will be the first by any top BJP leader after the June 23 meeting in Patna of opposition parties which was held to discuss and chart out a path ahead of the 2024 General Election.
Amit Shah Bihar visit: This is Amit Shah's 5th visit to the state in nine months since his party was ousted from power in the state in August 2022 after Nitish Kumar snapped ties with the BJP, bringing an end to the coalition government in the state.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit violence-hit Manipur from June 29 to 30.
According to the PRO statement, forces received information that criminals were attempting to smuggle weapons through Nagaland to conflict-plagued Manipur.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi who returned to India after concluding his 6-day foreign tour convened a meeting and took stock of situation of country's internal affairs - mainly Manipur crisis.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi and briefed him about the prevailing situation in the violence-hit state.
According to officials on Sunday, the Army made a "mature decision" not to risk civilians and left with seized weapons and ammunition, ending the standoff between a mob led by women and security forces.
He further said that the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are conducting rescue and relief operations in Assam while adequate forces have been kept on standby.
TMC on Saturday asked the Centre if it was 'trying to convert Manipur into Kashmir' and alleged that it failed miserably to contain violence in the northeastern state.
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