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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The Home Minister's remarks came hours after the Supreme Court directed that the state government's decision of scrapping the quota for Muslims will not be implemented till May 9.
I joined the Congress party because of the disrespect to me, it hurt me. Looking at the treatment by BJP, so many people started joining Congress. It shows BJP diminishing in Karnataka and rising of Congress. As per my analysis, Congress will get a clear majority, said Jagadish Shettar.
Karnataka: Union Minister Amit Shah on Monday visited Karnataka for the upcoming polls in the state and slammed Rahul Gandhi for his "40% commission BJP government in Karnataka" remark.
Telangana: Union Minister Amit Shah on Sunday while addressing Vijay Sankalp Sabha said that the countdown for the BRS government has begun.
Home Minister Shah termed the border agreement as a "historic" event and said it ended decades-long disputes.
2002 Gujarat riots: Eleven persons were killed in communal violence in Naroda Gam area of Ahmedabad city on Feb 28, 2002, during a bandh called to protest the Godhra train burning a day before in which 58 passengers, returning from Ayodhya, were killed.
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari had claimed that Banerjee had dialled Shah to request him to intervene and restore the Trinamool's national status after the Election Commission revoked national party status.
Home Minister Amit Shah at the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) meeting said, "Modi government has set target to make India drug-free by 2047, its 100th year of independence."
Home Minister Amit Shah had previously said that their government is committed to bringing the UCC in the country but at an appropriate time and after following all democratic procedures.
Amit Shah in Goa: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday held a massive rally in Goa as a part of BJP's campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.
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The Home Minister will hold meetings with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit leaders to discuss the party's strategy for the upcoming elections.
Rajasthan: Union Minister Amit Shah holds a rally in Rajasthan's Bharatpur along with former CM Vasundhara Raje. While addressing people there, he accused current CM Ashok Gehlot of having more contributions to Congress's treasures than Sachin Pilot.
Karnataka Elections 2023: "I will wait till Apr 15 and then I will decide my next course of action," Shettar told reporters on Friday. When questioned about the impact on the BJP for treating senior party functionaries in such a manner, he said the ruling dispensation has to think about it.
Home Minister Amit Shah said that if BJP will get 35 seats in 2024 Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal then Mamata Banerjee govt will not survive beyond 2025.
J-K security: During the meeting, Shah is expected to assess how the security grid is operating and other security-related issues and give the required instructions for adhering to the zero-tolerance policy against terrorism in the valley.
Karnataka Elections 2023: According to BJP sources, former Karnataka Chief Minister and six-time BJP MLA Jagadish Shettar has started showing a rebellious attitude and has been called to Delhi.
He said that 130 crore people of the country and all my Assam people are praying day and night for PM Modi's long life.
China criticised Shah's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, stating that it violated Chinese sovereignty over the area, days after India slammed Beijing's move to rename some places in the border state in an attempt to stake its claim over the area.
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