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.
Read MoreMeanwhile, Kerala DGP Shavik Darvesh Sahib said that preliminary investigation showed that an improvised explosive device (IED) was used in the incident. Union Home Minister Amit Shah instructed the NIA and NSG to initiate an inquiry in the incident.
Mizoram Assembly Election 2023: Elections to the 40-member Mizoram assembly will be held on November 7 and counting of votes will take place on December 3. BJP president JP Nadda had on Friday (October 27) released the party's manifesto, promising 33 per cent reservation for women in govt jobs.
Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections: The list of star campaigners for the Chhattisgarh BJP includes prominent party leaders such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party chief JP Nadda, the state chief Arun Sao, former Chief Minister Raman Singh and others.
Telangana: Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused the ruling BRS and the Congress of perpetuating dynasty politics. He asserted that KCR aims to see his son KT Rama Rao as the Chief Minister of the state, while Sonia Gandhi aspires to make her son Rahul Gandhi the Prime Minister.
The Centre constituted a committee to discuss the possibility of holding simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections ahead of the five-day special session of the Parliament held last month.
Dussehra is celebrated across the country by burning effigies of the demon king Ravana, signifying the victory of good over evil.
Bishan Singh Bedi breathed his last at his home this morning. He recently underwent a knee operation. The infection spread and he could not recover from that, one of his close friends said.
Mizoram Assembly Elections: PM Narendra Modi, JP Nadda, Amit Shah and others will campaign for BJP candidates for Mizoram polls. The state will vote to elect its 40 representatives on November 7.
Polling for the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly will be held on November 25 and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 3.
The Assembly election in Chhattisgarh will take place in two phases on November 7 and 17. The counting of votes is scheduled for December 3 along with four other states including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram.
Chhattisgarh's state elections are set to take place in two phases, with the first phase scheduled for November 7 and the second on November 17. The state remains a key battleground for both major political parties.
Assembly election in Rajasthan will take place on November 25 and the counting of votes is scheduled for December 3. Apart from Rajasthan, discussions were also held over Madhya Pradesh polls.
Shardiya Navratri, which began on October 15 this year, will continue till October 24. There is a tradition of worshipping the nine forms of Maa Durga from Pratipada Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Ashwin month to Navami Tithi.
The BJP has so far announced candidates for 85 seats out of the total 90, while the ruling Congress has declared candidates for 30 seats for the upcoming Chhattisgarh elections.
Chhattisgarh elections: In Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2018, Congress succeeded in wresting power from Dr Raman Singh-led BJP government in the state by winning 68 seats, while the saffron party settled with 15 seats.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah took children of Anganwadi centres of his Lok Sabha constituency Gandhinagar to a gaming zone today.
Nara Lokesh meets Amit Shah: Lokesh briefed the Home Minister about the cases booked against him and his father N Chandrababu Naidu. The TDP general secretary was interrogated by CID for two days in the Amaravati Inner Ring Road case.
BRS working president and Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao's refute came hours after Amit Shah unleashed attacks on the KCR government at his Adilabad rally. KTR slammed Shah over his son who held the post of BCCI Secretary.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had previously visited Telangana and made significant announcements regarding the establishment of a National Turmeric Board and a Central Tribal University.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who is in Uttarakhand, earlier today attended the Central Zonal Development Council meeting chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah in Uttarakhand. On Sunday, he will perform a puja in Badrinath temple.
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