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 MoreBJP chief Amit Shah hit out at Rahul Gandhi, saying he does not know the difference between turnover and profit.
Amit Shah today said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was the "world's largest tax system" that is being implemented by the Narendra Modi government.
Replying to questions from Rajat Sharma at the India TV conclave "Chunav manch" here, Amit Shah alleged that "the Congress insulted Sardar Patel during his lifetime, prevented him from becoming Prime Minister."
Arjun Modhwadia on Thursday slammed the BJP for continuously targeting Rahul Gandhi and said that they should expose the Congress vice president if he is at fault
The filing of nomination is scheduled to begin from October 16 and conclude on October 23.
Gujarat Elections 2017: The BJP has won every Assembly election in the state since 1995 but the Congress fancies its chances this time in the absence of Narendra Modi.
'Faisala Gujarat Ka' programme will be telecast live on India TV throughout the day on Sunday.
Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi on Saturday said those levelling allegations against BJP chief Amit Shah's son should go to court, and the RSS does not want to take a stand on the issue.
In 2012 elections, the BJP under the leadership of Narendra Modi had won 115 out 0f 182 seats in the Assembly and the saffron party had garnered 47.85% vote share.
There are speculations that Rahul Gandhi may change his constituency from Amethi to Rae Bareli in the 2019 polls, and his mother may opt for a Rajya Sabha seat.
The win is seen as a big boost for the BJP ahead of the crucial Assembly polls slated to be held later this year. The party is in power in this western state from almost last two decades.
Referring to Rahul Gandhi as 'shahzada', Amit Shah dared the Congress VP to explain to the people what the three generations of Gandhis have done for Amethi.
Keeping an eye on 2019 general elections, BJP president Amit Shah is expected to address a mega rally in the Gandhi bastion today.
Piyush Goyal asserted that Jay Amit Shah's businesses are fully legitimate and conducted in a lawful manner on commercial lines, which is reflected in his tax records and through banking transactions
Amit Shah alleged that the maximum killings of BJP and RSS workers have taken place in Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's home district.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a meeting with BJP chief Amit Shah and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday failed to turn up at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's hometown to lead the 'Jana Raksha Yatra' that he had kicked off two days ago.
BJP chief Amit Shah on Tuesday announced a two-week 'padyatra' in all state capitals from tomorrow against the CPM's alleged targeting of his party's workers
The attack on Monday night came ahead of the launch of 'Jan Raksha Yatra' by the saffron party.
Three BJP workers were attacked by unidentified men allegedly belonging to the CPI(M) in Neeleswaram town in Kasaragod district last night.
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