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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 listens to bjp workers grievances

Amit Shah listens to BJP workers' grievances

Politics | Apr 06, 2015, 11:28 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah today launched a new outreach initiative to meet and redress the grievances of party workers from across the country.The initiative, launched on the occasion of the party's foundation day

amit shah asks bjp cadre to counter opposition s falsehood

Amit Shah asks BJP cadre to counter Opposition's falsehood

Politics | Apr 06, 2015, 10:34 PM IST

New Delhi: With its government under fire from Opposition over the Land Bill, BJP president Amit Shah today asked partymen to vigorously counter the campaign of “disinformation and falsehood” launched by rivals and be prepared

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Be responsible, don't make contentious remarks: Arun Jaitley to BJP workers

Politics | Apr 05, 2015, 09:35 AM IST

Bengaluru:  Facing opposition's ire over controversial remarks made by some of its leaders, the BJP on Saturday made it clear that all party workers should realise their responsibility and not create unnecessary controversies at a

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Paswan supports Amit Shah 'Jungle Raj 2' barb

Politics | Apr 04, 2015, 11:39 PM IST

Patna: Lokjanshakti Party (LJP), an NDA ally, today supported Amit Shah's “jungle raj 2” barb against Nitish Kumar government and also mocked at talks of merger of old Janata Parivar.“He (Amit Shah) has rightly said

lalu gives back to bjp for jungle raj 2 barb

Lalu gives back to BJP for 'Jungle Raj 2' barb

Politics | Apr 04, 2015, 11:23 PM IST

Patna: After Amit Shah's barb of ‘Jungle Raj 2' against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar due to his growing proximity to RJD, an enraged Lalu Prasad today hit back at BJP saying that people would

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BJP meet 'high drama sans substance': Congress

Politics | Apr 04, 2015, 08:28 PM IST

New Delhi: Dubbing BJP's national executive meet in Bengaluru as “high drama sans any substance”, Congress today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah of being “anti-farmer” even as it shot off

bjp ally rlsp backs jungle raj 2 barb at nitish

BJP ally RLSP backs 'jungle raj 2' barb at Nitish

Politics | Apr 04, 2015, 05:59 PM IST

Patna: BJP President Amit Shah's “jungle raj 2” comment about the law and order situation in Bihar found support from ally Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) which today said rule of law was “unthinkable” when

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Nitish responds to 'jungle raj 2' jibe of Amit Shah, asks him to explain 2002 Gujarat riots

Politics | Apr 04, 2015, 04:30 PM IST

Bihar: Launching a scathing attack on the BJP for its "jungle raj 2" barb, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday asked "what were the 2002 Gujarat riots?""Godhra ka 2002 ka danga kya tha iska

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Advani's refusal to speak at NE meet reflects widening gap between old and new guards of BJP

Politics | Apr 04, 2015, 03:10 PM IST

Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader LK Advani has turned down a request by party chief Amit Shah to address the National Executive meet which is underway in Bengaluru. Advani's refusal to make a speech is seen as

bjp chief amit shah sets his eyes on bihar assembly

BJP chief Amit Shah sets his eyes on Bihar Assembly elections

Politics | Apr 04, 2015, 01:45 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP has set its eyes on Bihar where assembly polls are due later this year with party chief Amit Shah terming the Nitish Kumar led government as "Jungle Raj -II".After the unprecedented victory

amit shah slams aap over removal of its lokpal leaders

Amit Shah slams AAP over removal of its Lokpal, leaders

Politics | Apr 03, 2015, 11:34 PM IST

Bengaluru: BJP President Amit Shah today took a dig at AAP over its internal rumblings and said the party, which came to power on the slogan of Jan Lokpal and touted its internal democracy, removed

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Introspect and respect party elders: Congress' advice to BJP

Politics | Apr 03, 2015, 10:59 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress today advised the BJP to introspect and learn to respect elders as it accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of publicly disrespecting its veterans L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, hours after

bjp attacks opposition on land bill

BJP attacks opposition on land bill

Politics | Apr 03, 2015, 10:41 PM IST

Bengaluru: Seeking to blunt the opposition attack, the BJP leadership today rallied the rank and file asking them to spread the message that the controversial land bill was pro-farmer and targeted rivals accusing them of

modi govt is here to stay for next 10 20 years amit shah

Modi govt is here to stay for next 10-20 years: Amit Shah

Politics | Apr 03, 2015, 04:34 PM IST

Bengaluru: Modi government is here to stay for 10-20 years, BJP President Amit Shah asserted today, claiming that the new dispensation has ended the “reign of scams” and policy paralysis while changing the political culture

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'Jungle raj-2' has returned to Bihar: Amit Shah

Politics | Apr 03, 2015, 04:21 PM IST

Bengaluru: Claiming that “jungle raj-2” has returned to Bihar after the break-up of its alliance with JD(U), BJP today struck a confident note that people of the state would give it the mandate in the

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Stop finding faults with BJP; find your leader, Amit Shah to Congress

Politics | Apr 03, 2015, 04:27 PM IST

Bengaluru: Attacking the Congress-led opposition for “deliberately spreading misgivings” about land bill, BJP today said the party should stop finding “non-existent” faults with the government and instead concentrate on finding its leader, a dig at

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BJP NE meet: Party to hold nationwide rallies seeking support for land bill

Politics | Apr 03, 2015, 04:27 PM IST

Bengaluru: The Bhartiya Janata Party will be holding rallies across the country seeking support for the controversial land acquisition bill that has got stuck in parliament as the party does not have required support in

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Land Bill to be top priority at BJP's first National Executive Meet

Politics | Apr 03, 2015, 10:01 AM IST

Bengaluru: A day before BJP's two-day national executive meet, Land Bill became the center of discussion on Thursday while the party geared up for its first meeting of the office-bearers.The party has plans to make

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Will LK Advani address BJP's National Executive tomorrow?

Politics | Apr 02, 2015, 09:54 PM IST

Bengaluru: On the eve of BJP's National Executive in Bengaluru, there were questions over whether party stalwart LK Advani will address the two-day conclave in keeping with the past practice from which he has deviated

black money congress mocks bjp calls it bharatiya jumla

Black money: Congress mocks BJP, calls it Bharatiya 'Jumla' party

Politics | Apr 02, 2015, 12:24 PM IST

Bengaluru: Karnataka Unit of Youth Congress is protesting against the Modi government's failure to retrieve black money by mocking the ruling party as Bharatiya ‘Jumla' Party and drawing cheques in its name for Rs 15

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