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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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PM Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah

Amit Shah to continue as BJP chief; new Guj CM likely tomorrow

Politics | Aug 03, 2016, 07:31 PM IST

The BJP Parliamentary Board today accepted Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s resignation. There was, however, no announcement regarding who will be the next CM of the state, where assembly elections will be held next year.

SC dismisses plea against clean chit to Amit Shah in

SC dismisses plea against clean chit to Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin fake encounter case

Politics | Aug 01, 2016, 02:10 PM IST

The Supreme Court today rejected a petition challenging the clean chit given to BJP President Amit Shah in connection with Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. "Rejected," a bench comprising Justices S A Bobde and

Sheila Dikshit

If BJP has Amit Shah, Congress has Ghulam Nabi Azad: Sheila Dikshit

Politics | Jul 18, 2016, 11:20 PM IST

New Delhi: Projected as the Congress' chief ministerial candidate for the Uttar Pradesh elections, the former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today dubbed Ghulam Nabi Azad as the Amit Shah of Congress. "If BJP has

Amit Shah inaugurates NEDA conclave in Guwahati

As Amit Shah launches Northeast Alliance, big blow to BJP’s grip in Arunachal

Politics | Jul 13, 2016, 05:17 PM IST

Guwahati: On a day when BJP president Amit Shah was launching the Northeast Democratic Alliance (NEDA), a regional alliance of political parties of North East, with an aim to decimate Congress in the region, the

Mayawati

Mayawati hits back at Amit Shah, says his ‘money-minting comment shows casteist, jealous mentality’

Politics | Jul 10, 2016, 05:13 PM IST

A day after BJP president Amit Shah attacked Mayawati saying she has turned her party into a money-minting machine, the BSP chief hit back saying his remarks indicated "gross casteist and jealous mentality".

Amit Shah hits back at Rahul Gandhi's barbs at NDA

Amit Shah hits back at Rahul Gandhi's barbs at NDA Government

Politics | Jul 02, 2016, 11:08 PM IST

BJP president Amit Shah today attacked Rahul Gandhi after the Congress Vice President questioned the NDA government's achievements

Amit Shah calls Nitish Kumar a ‘vote katwa’, will

Amit Shah calls Nitish Kumar a ‘vote katwa’, will benefit SP by dividing votes

Politics | Jul 02, 2016, 09:32 PM IST

BJP national president today made a stringent attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar calling him a “vote katwa” who will try to divide votes in order to obstruct BJP’s victory in the 2017 Assembly polls.

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UP polls: Only BJP can provide ‘effective alternative’ to both SP and BSP, says Amit Shah

Politics | Jul 01, 2016, 06:31 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah today thanked the people of Uttar Pradesh for helping the saffron party to get full majority in the parliament and said that only his party can provide an ‘effective alternative’ to both Samajwadi Party (SP) as well as Bahu

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Congress slams Amit Shah for blaming Jawaharlal Nehru for J&K ‘impasse’

Politics | Jun 30, 2016, 08:36 PM IST

The principal opposition party Congress today attacked BJP president Amit Shah for blaming India’s first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s “historic blunder” for the current impasse in Jammu and Kashmir.

Amit Shah

Amit Shah launches tirade against Samajwadi Party, terms it ‘one family party’

Politics | Jun 30, 2016, 04:43 PM IST

BJP president Amit Shah today launched a scathing attack on Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party saying “it was wedded to one family rule, corruption and thuggery”.

Narendra Modi will chair a crucial meet of his council of

Ahead of likely cabinet reshuffle, PM Modi to meet his council of ministers

Politics | Jun 30, 2016, 12:29 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning a major revamp of his Union Cabinet ahead of his four African nations tour, starting July 7.

Amit Shah

Amit Shah blames Nehru for Kashmir issue, terms it as 'historic blunder'

Politics | Jun 29, 2016, 04:59 PM IST

New Delhi: President Amit Shah on Wednesday blamed late Jawaharlal Nehru accusing him of having committed a “historic blunder” on Kashmir and the criticised the then Congress leadership for the partition. Referring to the declaration

Amit Shah

Amit Shah says UP Government failed to deliver, rakes up Kairana

Politics | Jun 27, 2016, 09:59 PM IST

Barabanki: BJP chief Amit Shah today said that Uttar Pradesh's government with its "three and a half CMs" has failed to maintain law and order. He also raked up the Kairana issue, claiming that incidents

Rs 12 lakh crore-worth scams took place during UPA rule:

Rs 12 lakh crore-worth scams took place during UPA rule: Amit Shah

Politics | Jun 26, 2016, 10:35 PM IST

Dehradun: BJP President Amit Shah has alleged that scams to the tune of Rs 12 lakh crore took place during the 10-year rule of the UPA government. Addressing the BJP state council meeting at Haldwani,

Amit Shah visits renowned Sivagiri mutt in Kerala

Amit Shah visits renowned Sivagiri Mutt in Kerala

Politics | Jun 23, 2016, 06:40 PM IST

Amit Shah today visited Sivagiri Mutt at Varkala, a major spiritual centre of the backward Ezhava community, established by Kerala's renowned 20th century saint-social reformer Sree Narayana Guru.

Amit Shah

BJP chief Amit Shah backs simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly Polls

Politics | Jun 16, 2016, 06:55 AM IST

New Delhi: BJP favours holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies and has written to the Standing Committee of Parliament in this regard. The suggestion was mooted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to

Amit Shah and Varun Gandhi

UP Assembly elections: Varun Gandhi skips Amit Shah’s dinner meeting, raises eyebrows

Politics | Jun 14, 2016, 05:19 PM IST

In a development that points to a possible rift within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, party MP from Sultanpur Varun Gandhi on Monday skipped a dinner meeting with party president Amit Shah.

Amit Shah

Amit Shah targets SP govt over Mathura, Kairana incidents

Politics | Jun 12, 2016, 09:26 PM IST

Allahabad: Attacking the Samajwadi Party government over recent incidents in Mathura and Kairana in Uttar Pradesh, which goes to polls early next year, BJP President Amit Shah today said the prevailing “atmosphere of violence” in

Telangana Finance Minister E. Rajender

No truth in Amit Shah’s claim of Rs 90,000 crore central assistance: Telangana govt

Politics | Jun 11, 2016, 04:44 PM IST

Telangana Finance Minister E. Rajender today said that BJP President Amit Shah has made false claims of Rs 90,000 crore central assistance.

Amit Shah

Rs 12 lakh cr-worth scams took place during Congress rule: Amit Shah

Politics | Jun 10, 2016, 11:13 PM IST

Suryapet (Telangana): In a strong attack on Congress and its leadership, BJP president Amit Shah today alleged that corruption to the tune of Rs 12 lakh crore took place when it was in power, and

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