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 MoreShah was speaking at the inauguration of `Modi Fest', an exhibition showcasing achievements of three years of Narendra Modi-led government, at Gauss Memorial grounds here.
Terming the killings in Kannur, the home district of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, a matter of "shame", Shah said that the ruling party should steer clear of the misconception that it can suppress the BJP’s rise in the state through intimidation
Earlier, Shah laid the foundation stone of the new BJP office here and described it as an "equal to the foundation stone for the formation of a BJP-led government in Kerala".
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had also succeeded in putting an end to "family rule, casteism and politics of appeasement", Shah claimed.
Shah, party sources said, spoke about the Modi government's intention of holding all elections-- from Lok Sabha to local bodies-- simultaneously from 2024.
Asked if the government will speak to the Hurriyat (separatists) too as was done by the previous NDA government, Shah told PTI, "Once violence ends and an atmosphere of dialogue is created, we will talk to everyone."
BJP president Amit Shah today said his party would consult opposition parties before deciding on the NDA's presidential candidate.
Applauding the Narendra Modi government for unearthing undisclosed assets worth over Rs 1.37 lakh crore, BJP President Narendra Modi today said that people with black money “fear” the central government.
"We believe that any good person joining politics must be welcomed," Amit Shah said.
The BJP President said that easy loans have been provided to small businesses like barber shop owners, cobblers and cycle mechanics etc under Mudra Yojana.
Karnataka election will be fought under Yeddyurappa, Amit Shah said.
Amit Shah on Friday said that the party would notch up a bigger victory in the next Lok Sabha polls than the 2014 elections and India would emerge as a “great nation” in various fields under PM Modi
BJP President Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that those raising questions over Modi govt's performance in last 3 years should first answer what they did while in power for decades.
BJP chief Amit Shah today said that the NDA government headed by Narendra Modi has provided corruption-free and transparent governance in the country during the last three years.
Exuding confidence over BJP forming the next government in Telangana, party president Amit Shah today said that the state should become the gateway for the party in South India.
Senior BJP leaders and ministers, including general secretary (organisation) Ram Lal, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Piyush Goyal besides the party's media head Anil Baluni, addressed the over 200 leaders.
Shah also attacked the Congress for criticising the government, claiming that it had no right to do so as the Kashmir problem was an outcome of the policies of its governments since independence.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah today made it clear that no Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Punjab was in touch with him.
Chandigarh is the fourth place on Shah's itinerary for the 95-day tour which began with his visit to Jammu on April 29. The BJP chief has also visited Himachal Pradesh and Tripura.
India TV’s Full-Day Mega Conclave Samvaad seems to have again hit the right chord with the audience, even with its second edition.
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