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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 to BJP workers: 'We must aim at winning from Panchayat to Parliament for next 50 years'

Politics | Apr 22, 2018, 09:14 PM IST

Addressing the concluding session of the party's Mahila Morcha national executive meeting in Ghaziabad, Shah slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for demanding a report card of the Modi government.

Amit Shah

BJP will rid Rae Bareli of 'parivarvad', says Amit Shah

India | Apr 21, 2018, 09:25 PM IST

Addressing a public meeting, Shah said Rae Bareli voted for top Congress leaders, but had not witnessed development since Independence.   

Fire at Yogi, Shah's meeting venue

Fire breaks out at Amit Shah, Yogi's meeting venue in Raebareli

India | Apr 21, 2018, 05:45 PM IST

he fire, which was brought under control in short time, broke out due to an electrical short-circuit near the media enclosure, officials said.

Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi

BJP, Cong slugfest after SC trashes 'scandalous' pleas for probe into Judge Loya's death

India | Apr 19, 2018, 11:21 PM IST

The Supreme Court's said Judge Loya died of natural causes while underlining that the PILs that were "a real attempt and frontal attack" on the independence of judiciary and that the present case was a manifestation to carry forward a personal agenda.

Exclusive | Judge Loya Verdict: 'Congress exposed, Rahul

Exclusive | Judge Loya Verdict: Rahul Gandhi must apologise to nation, says BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad

Politics | Apr 19, 2018, 06:53 PM IST

In an exclusive interview with India TV, BJP leader and Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the Public Interest Litigation (PIL), which was dismissed by the Supreme Court today as frivolous, was filed to serve the interests of Congress.

Amit Shah offers tribute to Lord Basaveshwara on the

Amit Shah accuses Congress of defaming India in name of ‘saffron and Hindu terror’, asks Rahul Gandhi to apologise

Politics | Apr 18, 2018, 04:33 PM IST

"While the great Hindu culture taught the world about culture, peace and civilisation for lakhs of years, the Congress party has committed a sin by linking it to saffron terror," Shah said.

BJP president Amit Shah garlanding  statue of Lord

Watch: When Amit Shah failed to garland Basaveshwara statue in Bengaluru but Yeddyurappa got it right

Apr 18, 2018, 04:46 PM IST

When the BJP president threw the garland towards the statue it failed to land at the right spot. On the other hand, Yeddyurappa got it absolutely right.

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BJP chief Amit Shah to address rally in Raebareli on April 21

Politics | Apr 17, 2018, 06:32 PM IST

Shah will also hold meetings with party workers to review the BJP’s preparedness for the 2019 general elections.

BJP President Amit Shah

Congress' priority is politics of disruption and instability, not people's welfare: Amit Shah

Politics | Apr 12, 2018, 11:18 PM IST

He said the opposition's "irresponsible" conduct caused a loss of over Rs 333 crore of public money and the ruling NDA MPs' decision to forgo their salaries was a "call of conscience".

Narendra Modi-Amit Shah

PM Modi to observe fast on April 12 to protest Parliament washout

India | Apr 11, 2018, 11:10 PM IST

While observing fast, Modi will not disturb his daily official routine of meeting people and officials, and clearing files.

PM Modi, Amit Shah to observes fast on April 12 against

PM Modi, Shah to observe fast on Apr 12 against Parliament disruptions

Politics | Apr 10, 2018, 11:06 PM IST

While Amit Shah will participate in a protest at West Bengal's Hubli, all other leaders, including PM Modi, will maintain their daily schedule during the fast.

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Shiv Sena rebuffs Amit Shah’s rapprochement bid, says 'Modi floods' can’t tame tiger

Politics | Apr 09, 2018, 09:37 PM IST

The bickering ally, which has declared its intention of going alone in the next polls, made strong comments against the BJP, saying the party was “still living in the golden era of 2014” while “the picture of 2019 will be completely different.”

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Amit Shah's remarks equating opposition with animals disrespectful: Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Apr 07, 2018, 11:44 PM IST

The Congress president said, "the fact of the matter is between Mr Amit Shah and Mr Modi, they are convinced, there are only two human beings in this country. That's all, that's the reality."

Amit Shah

'I am a Hindu Vaishnav, not Jain': Amit Shah refutes Siddaramaiah's claim over his religion

India | Apr 06, 2018, 10:37 PM IST

“Amit Shah is a Jain. He needs to clarify first whether he is AHINDU. Jain is a separate religion. How can he talk about me like that,” Siddaramaiah had said. 

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Political flood unleashed by PM Modi forced cats, dogs, snakes to contest elections unitedly: Shah

Politics | Apr 06, 2018, 05:27 PM IST

Slamming Congress president Rahul Gandhi for seeking list of achievements of Modi government in last four years, Shah said that the country was seeking the list of achievements of his four generations.

PM Modi interacting with BJP workers

BJP Foundation Day | For winning polls, you have to win 'polling booths': PM Modi to party workers

Politics | Apr 06, 2018, 05:51 PM IST

BJPM Modi told BJP workers that for winning elections, they have to win 'polling booths'.

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SC/ST Act row: Amit Shah accuses Rahul Gandhi of spreading rumour, inciting hatred in society

Politics | Apr 05, 2018, 04:55 PM IST

Amit Shah’s tweet comes a day after PM Modi accused the opposition parties of politicising the legacy of Dalit icon Dr BR Ambedkar. The prime minister went on to say that no government had honoured Ambedkar like his government did.

Amit Shah

Modi govt will not allow anyone to abolish SC/ST quota, says Amit Shah

India | Apr 04, 2018, 11:22 PM IST

Shah said that that “no one can dare to change” the reservation policy “as set by B R Ambedkar in the Constitution”.

SC, ST Act Ruling: Amit Shah blames 'dejected & rejected'

SC, ST Act Ruling: Amit Shah blames 'dejected & rejected' parties for people's suffering

Politics | Apr 03, 2018, 04:37 PM IST

In a series of tweets, Shah reached out to the community, which has been protesting a Supreme Court order on a law on atrocities against it.

Amit Shah

Karnataka polls: Congress petitions EC against Amit Shah, Yeddyurappa

Apr 02, 2018, 10:02 PM IST

In its petition to the poll panel, the party said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders -- including Shah, Yeddyurappa, Ananth Kumar and Pratap Simha -- visited the residence of a person killed around a year-and-a-half ago and.

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