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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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Amit Shah accuses TMC of unleashing violence against BJP workers

India | Sep 12, 2017, 05:09 PM IST

The BJP national president urged human rights organisations to report political violence against BJP workers in the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah

Narendra Modi doing best for Gujarat as PM, don't miss him: Amit Shah

Politics | Sep 10, 2017, 09:32 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday stated that Narendra Modi was better placed to serve Gujarat as Prime Minister than as Chief Minister and appealed the people not to miss him

No point in hiding NPAs through jugglery of figures: Amit

No point in hiding NPAs through jugglery of figures: Amit Shah

Sep 09, 2017, 05:55 PM IST

Amit Shah said that high amount of NPAs of the public sector banks were a reality and there was no point in hiding them through "jugglery of figures".

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Naveen Patnaik is like a 'defunct transformer': Amit Shah

Politics | Sep 08, 2017, 10:26 PM IST

Amit Shah expressed confidence that the BJP's 120-plus seat mission in Odisha would certainly fructify as "the people have made up their mind to throw out the BJD government."

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No alliance with any party in Odisha, BJP will fight next assembly polls alone: Amit Shah

Politics | Sep 07, 2017, 07:37 PM IST

BJP would contest the next Odisha assembly polls alone, Amit Shah announced today

Amit Shah said the dip in GDP growth is not linked to

Demonetisation had no impact on GDP, slowdown temporary: Amit Shah

Politics | Nov 03, 2017, 03:03 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah said the dip in GDP growth to 5.7 per cent is "temporary" and not linked to demonetisation

File pic of BJP president Amit Shah

Amit Shah to address BJP's youth workers in Gujarat on Sept 10

Politics | Sep 02, 2017, 06:34 PM IST

In a bid to reach out to the party's young supporters in poll-bound Gujarat, the BJP's youth wing will organise an interactive session here on September 10, to be addressed by party chief Amit Shah.

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Dera violence: We did our work well, says CM Khattar; rejects demands for resignation

Politics | Aug 30, 2017, 03:25 PM IST

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday rejected the Opposition’s criticism of his handling of the situation and said that his government had done its work well

File pic of Haryana CM Manohar Lal

Dera violence: BJP leadership unhappy with Manohar Lal’s handling of Panchkula situation

Politics | Aug 25, 2017, 10:52 PM IST

Manohar Lal, a first-time MLA, was chosen by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah to lead the party government in Haryana.

BJP president Amit Shah and Information and Broadcasting

Amit Shah, Smriti Irani take oath as Rajya Sabha members

Politics | Aug 25, 2017, 12:08 PM IST

Rajya Sabha Chairman Venakaiah Naidu administered the oath to Amit Shah and Smriti Irani in his chamber

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BJP President Amit Shah hails SC ruling on triple talaq

Politics | Aug 22, 2017, 05:11 PM IST

This is the victory of basic Constitutional rights of Muslim women and their right to live with equality," Amit Shah said in a statement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah

India's economy became world's fastest growing under Modi rule, says Amit Shah

Politics | Aug 20, 2017, 06:39 PM IST

BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday said India’s economy has become the fastest growing in the world since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over and that it was in a state of paralysis during the previous UPA rule

Mamata Banerjee changes stance, says ‘I favour PM Modi,

Mamata changes stance, says ‘I favour PM Modi, not Amit Shah’

Politics | Aug 20, 2017, 04:45 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister traded guns at BJP president Amit Shah instead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi whom she had been rallying all these days over demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax (GST)

PM Modi with Amit Shah

PM Modi, Amit Shah to meet CMs of BJP-ruled states tomorrow

Politics | Aug 20, 2017, 01:10 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah will meet chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of all party ruled states tomorrow.

BJP president Amit Shah

Government on right track in Jammu and Kashmit: Amit Shah

Politics | Aug 19, 2017, 06:48 PM IST

Amit Shah also said that the Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh should be built either through consensus among the parties involved or through a court order.

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BJP is in power for next 50 years, says Amit Shah

Politics | Aug 19, 2017, 02:49 PM IST

“We have not come to power for 5-10 years, but at least 50 years. We should move forward with a conviction that in 40-50 years we have to bring major changes in the country through the medium of power,” Shah said.

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BJP rare party with ideology, internal democracy: Amit Shah

Politics | Aug 18, 2017, 11:45 PM IST

Amit Shah is on a three-day visit to Madhya Pradesh.

Amit Shah with B S Yeduyurappa

Karnataka assembly polls: BJP will benefit from Modi govt's goodwill to state, says Amit Shah

Politics | Aug 14, 2017, 09:54 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah today said Modi government's goodwill shown to Karnataka will benefit the party in the upcoming Assembly polls.

BJP President Amit Shah

Gorakhpur hospital deaths: Not first such incident, lot of tragedies happen in a huge country, says Amit Shah

Politics | Aug 14, 2017, 07:59 PM IST

BJP chief Amit Shah today attempted to play down the Gorakhpur hospital tragedy saying such "accidents" have taken place in the past as well.

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Amit Shah invites Nitish Kumar to join NDA, offers co-convenor's post to Bihar CM

Politics | Aug 18, 2017, 07:46 PM IST

The invitation comes after the JD(U) joined hands with the BJP to form the government in Bihar after it walked out of alliance with Lalu Prasad’s RJD.

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