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 on Apr 19 had chaired a meeting with Power Minister RK Singh, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi & Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to assess the situation following reports of coal shortage reported by many states.
The thermal power companies are facing shortage of low ash coal because of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war as they were unable to get coal loads from Russia.
A video that the police said is circulating on social media, showed Sonu alias Imam alias Yunus in a blue kurta opening fire during the incident.
Over 35 Muslim leaders holding various positions in MNS have resigned from the primary membership of the party over loudspeaker row.
Nadabet will be a major tourist attraction after Wagah border in Punjab. The open-auditorium will have a seating capacity of 500 people. Several shops and restaurants are being devloped to attract tourists from across the country.
The BJP leader's remarks have been drawing strong criticisms from various top political leaders and sly reactions from prominent celebrities as well.
The drill aims to train personnel in dismantling & reassembling their vehicles quickly for tough times.
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022 - The Lower House passed the bill by a voice vote with members expressing unanimity that such a measure was the need of the hour.
Speaking on the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill at Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Home Minister Amit Shah had recalled that he was attacked with firebombs in Bengal during his campaigns for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill seeks to empower police to obtain physical and biological samples of convicts and those accused of crimes.
Amit Shah will hold meetings with the Bengal BJP leadership during his two-day visit ahead of the next year's panchayat polls.
The emerging dominance of the BJP under Narendra Modi and Amit Shah's leadership has given sleepless nights to the Congress that ruled for 60 years after Independence.
Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti will make a statement regarding the status of implementation of recommendations contained in 16th report of the dept-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development on PMAY-G.
Being initially unsuccessful and winning only 2 seats in the 1984 general election, the Bharatiya Janata Party rose to one of the strongest political parties in the country. Currently, the party has governments in 17 states and 1 UT.
According to the bill, passed by Lok Sabha last week, the unification of the municipal corporations will ensure synergised and strategic planning and optimal utilisation of resources.
Expressing anger over Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's statement, the Home Minister had said that he would give up his life for Kashmir.
The AFSPA empowers security forces to conduct operations and arrest anyone without any prior warrant. It also gives immunity to the forces if they shoot someone dead.
The Delhi Municipal Corporation was trifurcated in 2011 by the then Delhi government led by Sheila Dikshit to create compact municipalities aimed at providing a better delivery of services.
The decision to merge the three MCDs into one was approved last week on Tuesday by the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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