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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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After Bihar debacle, BJP Parliamentary Board to meet tomorrow

Politics | Nov 08, 2015, 09:01 PM IST

New Delhi: Stung by its resounding defeat, BJP's Parliamentary Board, the party's highest decision-making body, will meet here tomorrow to introspect even as it said that the results will be analysed and corrective measures taken.BJP

rumblings of discontent in bjp follow party defeat in bihar

Rumblings of discontent in BJP follow party defeat in Bihar

Politics | Nov 08, 2015, 08:50 PM IST

New Delhi: Rumblings of discontent in the BJP followed the party's disastrous performance in Bihar Assembly elections today with its president Amit Shah coming under attack over the "high-pitched" campaign crafted by him."It seems that

amit shah concedes defeat congratulates nitish lalu

Amit Shah concedes defeat, congratulates Nitish, Lalu

Politics | Nov 08, 2015, 03:15 PM IST

New Delhi: Conceding defeat, BJP chief Amit Shah today congratulated Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad on their massive victory and said his party respected the people's mandate.  “Our good wishes

lalu yadav makes comeback as grand alliance secures 2/3rd

Lalu Yadav makes comeback as Grand Alliance secures 2/3rd majority

Politics | Nov 08, 2015, 11:56 PM IST

Patna: The Grand Alliance today routed the BJP-led NDA in Bihar to score a landslide two-thirds majority in the Assembly giving Chief Minister Nitish Kumar a third term in office in a battle in which

nda would get two third majority in bihar polls giriraj

NDA would get two third majority in Bihar polls: Giriraj Singh

Politics | Nov 05, 2015, 07:15 PM IST

Mathura: Union Minister Giriraj Singh has accused RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of diverting people's attention from the basic issue of development and said that BJP-led NDA would get

election commission showcause notices to amit shah rahul

Election Commission showcause notices to Amit Shah, Rahul , Lalu

Politics | Nov 02, 2015, 08:16 AM IST

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday issued showcause notices to BJP president Amit Shah, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and RJD chief Lalu Prasad, after it held they had “prima facie” violated the model

modi shah targeted because they are not from privileged

Modi, Shah targeted because they are not from 'privileged class': Social Media agrees with Chetan Bhagat

Politics | Oct 31, 2015, 07:23 PM IST

New Delhi: Author Chetan Bhagat on Friday kicked up a storm by saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah have come under attack from historians, scientists and artists because they do

bihar polls two firs filed against lalu for his remarks

Bihar Polls: Two FIRs filed against Lalu for his remarks against PM Modi & Amit Shah

Politics | Oct 31, 2015, 05:57 PM IST

Patna/Muzaffarpur: Two FIRs have been lodged against RJD chief Lalu Prasad for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah, officials said today. "An FIR was lodged against Lalu Prasad

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Bihar polls: 4th phase crucial for BJP, party tries to consolidate votes of backwards, Dalits

Politics | Oct 31, 2015, 07:51 PM IST

New Delhi: Bihar will witness fourth and penultimate phase of Assembly polls on November 1, 2015. If there is one party which has the maximum state in this phase then it's the Bhartiya Janata Party

modi shah targeted because they are from hindi medium

Modi, Shah targeted because they are from Hindi medium: Chetan Bhagat

Politics | Oct 31, 2015, 07:26 PM IST

New Delhi: Noted author Chetan Bhagat on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah have come under attack from historians, scientists and artists because they do not belong to the

bihar polls nda would come to power in bihar says amit shah

Bihar polls: NDA would come to power in Bihar, says Amit Shah

Politics | Oct 31, 2015, 06:53 AM IST

New Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah tonight steered clear of questions whether he considered the outcome of Bihar polls a referendum on the performance of the Narendra Modi government, but expressed confidence that the NDA

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Amit Shah's 'firecrackers in Pak' remark an insult to Biharis : Lalu Prasad

Politics | Oct 30, 2015, 06:11 PM IST

Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad today criticized BJP President Amit Shah's comment that if BJP loses Bihar Assembly elections, firecrackers would be burst in Pakistan, and termed it as an "insult" to the people of

bihar polls amit shah has gone mad says lalu

Bihar polls: Amit Shah has gone mad, says Lalu

Politics | Oct 30, 2015, 12:27 PM IST

Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday accused BJP president Amit Shah of insulting nearly 11 crore Biharis by saying firecrackers would be burst in celebration in Pakistan if the BJP loses in the Bihar

amit shah s remarks an attempt to communalise bihar polls

Amit Shah's remarks an attempt to communalise Bihar polls: JD(U)

Politics | Oct 29, 2015, 10:28 PM IST

New Delhi: Janta Dal United today criticised BJP chief Amit Shah' remarks that if BJP loses in Bihar, Diwali will be celebrated in Pakistan, and said that this was an attempt to "communalise" elections as

if bjp loses bihar elections diwali will be in pakistan

If BJP loses Bihar elections, Diwali will be in Pakistan: Amit Shah

Politics | Oct 29, 2015, 10:31 PM IST

Raxaul: BJP President Amit Shah today said if BJP loses in Bihar, Diwali will be celebrated in Pakistan, a statement his rivals called was an attempt to communalise the elections.“If BJP loses Bihar elections even

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Bihar Polls: Wall collapses at Amit Shah rally venue, 10 injured

Politics | Oct 29, 2015, 08:10 PM IST

Bagha (Bihar): At least 10 persons, including four children, were injured today when a wall collapsed at the rally venue of BJP president Amit Shah in Bagha police district.Superintendent of Police Anand Kumar Singh said

nitish kumar dubs pm modi as autocrat says the pm and amit

Nitish Kumar dubs PM Modi as autocrat, says the PM and Amit Shah are rattled

Politics | Oct 25, 2015, 07:49 PM IST

Patna: Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the leaders of secular alliance accusing it of pursuing regressive agenda with "18th century mindset," Chief Minister Nitish Kumar hit back dubbing Modi an "autocrat" and said

pm modi warns people against regressive agenda of lalu

PM Modi warns people against 'regressive agenda' of Lalu , Nitish

Politics | Oct 25, 2015, 07:20 PM IST

Chhapra/Nalanda/Patna: Taking on rivals Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad on their home turfs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today painted them as leaders with regressive agenda with "18th century mindset", attacking the Bihar Chief Minister over

poster wars reach a crescendo in patna ahead of polls

Poster wars reach a crescendo in Patna ahead of polls

Politics | Oct 25, 2015, 02:38 PM IST

Patna: Helicopter-borne candidates and campaigners circling over villages and cities may have raised the battle pitch in Bihar literally to the skies, but posters and hoardings still rule here as opponents are using the visual campaign to the

perception about intolerance limited to lutyen s zone amit

Perception about intolerance limited to Lutyen's Zone: Amit Shah

Politics | Oct 24, 2015, 05:05 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah today dismissed protests over growing intolerance in the country as a "perception" limited to "Lutyen's Zone", the area in the heart of the seat of power in the national

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