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Amit Shah is a prominent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader currently serving as the Home Minister of India. He is also the first Minister of Cooperation of India. Joined BJP in 1987, Shah referred to as the 'Chanakya' of modern Indian politics and often credited with making the BJP a formidable election machine. It was under his presidency, the party emerged victorious in several state elections besides the party's landslide Lok Sabha elections win in 2014 and 2019. National president of BJP from 2014 to 2020, Shah is often considered as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's right-hand man. He first met Modi in 1982 through Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) circles, the Hindu nationalist organisation he has been associated with since childhood. When Modi was serving as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shah emerged as a powerful leader in the state. In his political stint under the Modi-led Gujarat government, he became the youngest minister and handled multiple portfolios at the same time. At one time, he held as many as 12 portfolios, including home, law and justice, border security, and legislative and parliamentary affairs among others. Besides BJP’s victories, Amit Shah has also added a milestone in his political career with winning every election he fought. Since 1989, the politician has fought 29 elections and has won them all. He was elected as an MLA from Gujarat’s Sarkhej in four consecutive elections between 1997 and 2007. He was elected as a member of the upper house of Parliament -- Rajya Sabha -- from Gujarat in 2017. In the 2019 general elections, he contested and was elected to the lower house of Parliament -- Lok Sabha -- from Gandhinagar, a seat previously held by BJP veteran leader Lal Krishna Advani. In the polls, he gained 69.67 percent of the total votes cast in the constituency and defeated his nearest rival Dr CJ Chavda of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 557,014 votes. Later, he was appointed as the Home Minister of the country in PM Modi’s second term. Sworn in at the age of 54, Amit Shah is the youngest serving full-time Home Minister the country has seen. In the first major action after taking up the role, Shah moved a resolution to scrap Article 370 in the Rajya Sabha in August 2019 and divide the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories with Jammu and Kashmir serving as one of the UT and Ladakh as a separate UT. He later declared implementation of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Rajya Sabha and introduced the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. In his college days, Shah was a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the RSS. He has also served as chairman of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) since 2014. More

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  • Kerala govt suspends police officer for reporting to duty drunk during Amit Shah’s visit

    The officer, S Suresh Kumar of the KAP Battalion, had been deployed as officer-in-charge at the Kochi airport terminal when Shah arrived for a two-day visit on August 21.

  • Amit Shah pitches for swadeshi goods during Diwali, says collective effort can make India ‘mahan’

    Amit Shah pitches for swadeshi goods during Diwali, says collective effort can make India ‘mahan’

    Awas addressing a public meeting near Panaji after inaugurating various development projects, including the ambitious ‘Mhaje Ghar’ scheme of the Goa government to give ownership rights to people.

  • Amit Shah rules out talks with Naxals, tells them to surrender; reiterates Mar 2026 target to end menace

    Amit Shah rules out talks with Naxals, tells them to surrender; reiterates Mar 2026 target to end menace

    Addressing the 'Bastar Dussehra Lokotsav' and 'Swadeshi Mela' in Jagdalpur, the headquarter of Chhattisgarh's Bastar district, he asserted that March 31, 2026 has been set as the deadline to bid farewell to the menace of Naxalism.

  • Make in India 2.0 to focus on sectors that will shape global economy over next 25 years: Amit Shah

    Make in India 2.0 to focus on sectors that will shape global economy over next 25 years: Amit Shah

    The Modi government brought in transparency in the data concerning Non-Performing Assets (NPA), said the Union minister, adding that the government infused Rs 3.10 lakh crore capital in the banking sector.

  • Opposition weakening democracy, people will hold them accountable: Amit Shah | Key takeaways from Network18 interview

    Opposition weakening democracy, people will hold them accountable: Amit Shah | Key takeaways from Network18 interview

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed GST as a historic step that unified 16 different taxes into a single framework, making the system more citizen-centric

  • PM Modi sent 'Kashmir is ours' message through abrogation of Article 370: Amit Shah

    PM Modi sent 'Kashmir is ours' message through abrogation of Article 370: Amit Shah

    Further, during the interview, Shah said that Operation Sindoor and Operation Mahadev stand as examples of the Modi government’s zero-tolerance policy against terrorism.

  • India’s management of Covid-19 was the best: Amit Shah

    India’s management of Covid-19 was the best: Amit Shah

    The Covid-19 pandemic is the biggest success story and example of the leadership of PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Network18 in an exclusive interview. He said measures such as "janta curfew" and "thali bajao" were mocked but were meant to build a collective fighting spirit in people.

  • Operation Sindoor an example of Modi government's zero tolerance policy on terror, says Amit Shah

    Operation Sindoor an example of Modi government's zero tolerance policy on terror, says Amit Shah

    Operation Sindoor was launched by India in response to the deadly Pahalgam attack that took place in the Kashmir valley on April 22, 2025. 26 people, all civilians, were killed in the attack after terrorists opened fire on them after confirming their religious identities.

  • GST 2.0 is a multi-dimensional reform, first of its scale since independence: Amit Shah

    GST 2.0 is a multi-dimensional reform, first of its scale since independence: Amit Shah

    Home Minister says unprecedented rate cuts will boost investment, consumption, and public trust in the tax system

  • Language used by Opposition doesn't benefit our democracy: Amit Shah

    Language used by Opposition doesn't benefit our democracy: Amit Shah

    "I would appeal to the citizens, that those who speak foul language should be punished," Shah said.

  • 'Indira Gandhi gave slogan 'Garibi hatao' but PM Modi actually implemented it in reality', says Amit Shah

    'Indira Gandhi gave slogan 'Garibi hatao' but PM Modi actually implemented it in reality', says Amit Shah

    He added that Modi’s greatest achievements lay in strengthening both national security and the economy. “No Prime Minister has achieved as much in a decade as Modi ji has,” Shah said.

  • People must punish those who bad-mouthed PM Modi's mother: Amit Shah

    People must punish those who bad-mouthed PM Modi's mother: Amit Shah

    His comments came days after a controversial AI-generated video mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother, Hiraben Modi, surfaced on social media.

  • PM Modi expanded our work and won people's confidence towards party, says Amit Shah

    PM Modi expanded our work and won people's confidence towards party, says Amit Shah

    Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday launched Modi@75, a coffee table book capturing 75 defining moments from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s life and leadership

  • 'Hindi should be language of science, technology, justice and police': Amit Shah

    'Hindi should be language of science, technology, justice and police': Amit Shah

    Citing Gujarat as an example where both Hindi and Gujarati have flourished together, Shah said, “There is no conflict between Hindi and other Indian languages."

  • 'Will be an outstanding V-P': PM Modi, Amit Shah congratulate CP Radhakrishnan

    'Will be an outstanding V-P': PM Modi, Amit Shah congratulate CP Radhakrishnan

    "I am confident that he will be an outstanding VP, who will strengthen our Constitutional values and enhance Parliamentary discourse," PM Modi said.

  • 'Unpardonable': BJP, TMC spar over Mahua Moitra’s hate remarks against Amit Shah

    'Unpardonable': BJP, TMC spar over Mahua Moitra’s hate remarks against Amit Shah

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that Moitra’s remarks against Shah were “unpardonable" and her party should apologise.

  • 'Assam can't be led by people who make frequent visits to Pakistan': Amit Shah's 'war bugle' for assembly polls

    'Assam can't be led by people who make frequent visits to Pakistan': Amit Shah's 'war bugle' for assembly polls

    Apparently referring to Gogoi's alleged links with the foreign nation, he said Assam cannot be led by people who make frequent visits to Pakistan.

  • 'Behaving like political activists': Law Commission member criticises ex-judges for defending Oppn VP candidate Reddy

    'Behaving like political activists': Law Commission member criticises ex-judges for defending Oppn VP candidate Reddy

    Remarks of advocate Hitesh Jain, a member of the 23rd Law Commission came days after 56 former judges slammed the statement of 18 former judges, who had defended Reddy against Home Minister Shah's criticism.

  • 'Truth and non-violence prevail': Rahul Gandhi after Congress and BJP clash over alleged abuse of PM Modi, his mother

    'Truth and non-violence prevail': Rahul Gandhi after Congress and BJP clash over alleged abuse of PM Modi, his mother

    Taking to X, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha wrote in Hindi, "Truth and non-violence prevail, lies and violence cannot stand before them."

  • Amit Shah demands apology from Rahul Gandhi over alleged abuses hurled against PM Modi, his mother

    Amit Shah demands apology from Rahul Gandhi over alleged abuses hurled against PM Modi, his mother

    Shah added that several Congress leaders have used derogatory language against the Prime Minister in the past.

  • ‘Crossed all limits…’: Amit Shah, JP Nadda slam Mahagathbandhan over 'offensive remarks' on PM Modi, his mother

    ‘Crossed all limits…’: Amit Shah, JP Nadda slam Mahagathbandhan over 'offensive remarks' on PM Modi, his mother

    Union Health Minister JP Nadda also condemned the abusive and controversial remarks and said that such remarks are also a disregard for Bihar’s culture by two princes (Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav) who have crossed all limits of indecency.

  • Amit Shah arrives on two-day visit to Assam, to hold discussions with BJP core committee on 2026 polls

    Amit Shah arrives on two-day visit to Assam, to hold discussions with BJP core committee on 2026 polls

    Shah, who arrived on a BSF aircraft, was received at the Lokpriya Gopinath International Airport by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, members of his cabinet, and senior officials of the state.

  • 'Resigned very next day...': Amit Shah counters oppn's 'morality' question over bill to oust PM, CMs

    'Resigned very next day...': Amit Shah counters oppn's 'morality' question over bill to oust PM, CMs

    Referring to his arrest in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, Shah said he resigned the very next day the CBI summoned him.

  • 'They want to make jail the CM House': Amit Shah slams Opposition's views on Bill to remove 'tainted' jailed ministers

    'They want to make jail the CM House': Amit Shah slams Opposition's views on Bill to remove 'tainted' jailed ministers

    Amit Shah dismissed the Opposition's claim that the government could pressure courts to delay bail under the 130th Amendment Bill.

  • 'Prejudicial misinterpretation': 18 retired judges slam Amit Shah's remarks on Oppn V-P pick for Salwa Judum judgment

    'Prejudicial misinterpretation': 18 retired judges slam Amit Shah's remarks on Oppn V-P pick for Salwa Judum judgment

    This comes after Reddy said he wished Shah read the judgment. "If he had read the judgement, perhaps he would not have made that comment. That's all I say and leave it there... There must be decency in the debate," he said.

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