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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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Tripura BJP president Biplab Kumar Deb along with the

Tripura Assembly Election Results: BJP alliance wins two-thirds majority in Left-ruled state, bags 43 seats

Elections | Mar 03, 2018, 09:44 PM IST

The BJP on its own comfortably managed an absolute majority with its candidates won in 35 constituencies while its ally, the (IPFT), has wrested eight seats.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah

PM Modi's policies, Amit Shah's poll strategy led to win in northeastern states: BJP leaders

Elections | Mar 03, 2018, 09:14 PM IST

The BJP wrested Tripura, the last Left bastion, and received invitation to be part of the government in Nagaland, while Meghalaya elected a hung Assembly.

BJP president Amit Shah

Results in northeastern states indicate electoral verdict in 2019: Amit Shah

Elections | Mar 03, 2018, 08:34 PM IST

Terming the party's victory in Tripura as "historic", Amit Shah said the people of northeast have put their seal of approval on the policies of the Prime Minister.

Yogi Adityanath

PM Modi's policies, Amit Shah's poll strategy led to win: Yogi Adityanath

Elections | Mar 03, 2018, 07:59 PM IST

It is the victory Modi Government's achievements at the centre and the strategies and election management of party president Amit Shah and hard work of party workers, Yogi Adityanath said.

BJP president Amit Shah addressing media in New Delhi

Tripura, Nagaland victories endorsement of PM Modi's leadership: Amit Shah

Elections | Mar 03, 2018, 05:34 PM IST

A jubilant Amit Shah said the BJP's golden era would be when its wrests West Bengal, Odisha and Karnataka from rival parties.

BJP launches 14-day 'protect Bengaluru march'

BJP launches 14-day 'protect Bengaluru march'

Mar 02, 2018, 07:34 PM IST

The 'Bengaluru Rakshisi Padayatre' that will criss-cross the city till March 15 is aimed at "reviving" and "rebuilding" the city from Congress's "criminal neglect," the party said.

PM Modi asks BJP CMs to work hard to take govt's flagship

PM Modi asks BJP CMs to work hard to take government's flagship measures to masses

Politics | Mar 01, 2018, 06:40 AM IST

All BJP CMs, barring Goa CM Manohar Parrikar, and 6 deputy CMs were present in the meeting which was attended by top party leaders, including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley besides the PM among others.

PM Modi, Amit Shah to meet BJP CMs today, 2019 LS polls,

PM Modi, Amit Shah to meet BJP CMs today; 2019 LS polls, simultaneous elections on agenda

Elections | Feb 28, 2018, 09:41 AM IST

The states have been asked to present the status of implementation of central schemes targeted at the poor, and socially and economically weaker sections like Jan-Dhan, Mudra, Ujjwala, housing and others schemes.

Simbhaoli Sugars bank fraud case: Amarinder Singh claims

Simbhaoli Sugars bank fraud case: Amarinder Singh claims charges against son-in-law 'unsubstantiated'

Politics | Feb 26, 2018, 11:26 PM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today flayed "attempts to politicise" the Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) case with "unsubstantiated" charges against his son-in-law.

Amit Shah attacks Congress after CBI books Punjab CM's

Amit Shah attacks Congress after CBI books Punjab CM's son-in-law in Simbhaoli Sugars bank fraud case

Politics | Feb 26, 2018, 11:27 PM IST

Simbhaoli Sugars Limited is one of the largest sugar mills in the country. Gurpal Singh is the son-in-law of the Punjab chief minister.

Karnataka polls: Amit Shah asks party cadre to ensure

Karnataka polls: Amit Shah asks party cadre to ensure Modi's victory march continues

Feb 21, 2018, 10:22 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah today said there was public anger against the ruling Congress in Karnataka and asked party workers to make sure that the victory march of Narendra Modi enters the South through the state.

PM Modi, Amit Shah to review public welfare schemes with

PM Modi, Amit Shah to review public welfare schemes with BJP CMs, deputy CMs on Feb 28

Politics | Feb 21, 2018, 09:07 AM IST

Modi and Shah have held regular deliberations with the chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of the party on their overall governance.

File pic of BJP president Amit Shah

Gujarat local poll results proof of people's unbreakable faith in BJP, says Amit Shah

Politics | Feb 20, 2018, 08:28 AM IST

The Congress had run the BJP close in the assembly polls, which were held in December, wining 77 seats against its 99 -- eight more than halfway mark of 91.

PM Modi to inaugurate new BJP headquarters on Sunday

PM Modi to inaugurate new BJP headquarters on Sunday

Politics | Feb 17, 2018, 10:21 PM IST

A host of Union ministers and former party presidents like LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi are likely to be present during the inauguration ceremony.

BJP President Amit Shah addresses a rally during a campaign

Amit Shah accuses Meghalaya Congress leaders of pocketing funds meant for development

India | Feb 16, 2018, 08:28 PM IST

Amit Shah also accused the Congress leaders here of pocketing money meant for the poor for which they constructed bungalows and bought fancy cars.

Gave corruption-free government in Haryana, will do 'sabka

Gave corruption-free government in Haryana, will do 'sabka vikas': Amit Shah in Jind

Politics | Feb 15, 2018, 04:47 PM IST

Addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'Yuva Hunkar Rally' at Pandu Pindara village in Jind district, Shah said the BJP's governance model was to ensure equal development for all.

Amit Shah's Yuva Hunkar Rally today, one lakh motorcycles expected to participate

Amit Shah's Yuva Hunkar Rally in Jind today, one lakh motorcycles expected to participate

Politics | Feb 15, 2018, 11:31 AM IST

Police and security forces have been put on alert to prevent any untoward incident taking place during the rally.

File picture of Amit Shah

Amit Shah exudes confidence of forming government in Tripura, says promises in election manifesto will be fulfiled

India | Feb 12, 2018, 03:40 PM IST

Shah assured the voters that the promises made in the party's election manifesto released yesterday would be implemented.

Arun Jaitley

Delhi HC sets aside order on Arun Jaitley's cross-examination by Arvind Kejriwal

India | Feb 09, 2018, 02:06 PM IST

Justice Manmohan declared the Joint Registrar's order as infructuous and transferred the case to another bench of a single judge, who will hear the matter on February 12.

Amit Shah

Rahul Gandhi's style of politics undemocratic, says Amit Shah

Politics | Feb 09, 2018, 01:56 PM IST

Praising Union Budget 2018, Amit Shah said it was meant to benefit the farmers and the middle class.