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Who is Amit Shah

Amit Shah

About Amit Shah

Who is Amit Shah

A businessman-turned-politician and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Amit Shah has been serving as the Union home minister since the second term of the Narendra Modi-led central government. He represents Gandhinagar constituency in Lok Sabha.
 
Since 1989, Amit Shah has fought 29 elections, including various local body polls, and not lost any to this day. Shah was elected as an MLA from Gujarat’s Sarkhej in four consecutive elections — 1997 (by-election), 1998, 2002 and 2007.
 
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Shah contested from Gandhinagar, a seat previously held by BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani and won
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Central forces to stay in Bengal for 7 more days after polls: Amit Shah

Shah was addressing a gathering after leading a road show at Behala, where people will vote in the second and final phase on April 29

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Updated On : 27 Apr 2026 | 2:30 PM IST

BJP will end 'goonda raj', 'syndicate raj' if it comes to power in WB: Shah

"The BJP has already won 110 seats in the first phase of polls held on April 23," he said

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Updated On : 26 Apr 2026 | 5:11 PM IST

BJP has swept Bengal Phase 1 polls, will implement CAA if it wins: Shah

Polling was held in 152 of the 294 assembly constituencies on April 23 and recorded a turnout of nearly 93 per cent. The second phase of polling for the remaining 142 seats will be held on April 29

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Updated On : 25 Apr 2026 | 6:14 PM IST

'Anga, Vanga, Kalinga' will have BJP govts next month, says Amit Shah

Shah said the BJP will secure an absolute majority in the assembly elections, and bag more than 110 of the 152 seats that went to the polls in the first phase on Thursday

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Updated On : 24 Apr 2026 | 1:07 PM IST

BJP to provide 100k jobs to youths each yr in infiltrator-free Bengal: Shah

Shah also promised an 'infiltrator-free Bengal' once the BJP is voted to power in the state

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Updated On : 21 Apr 2026 | 2:54 PM IST

Amit Shah vows Gorkha issue resolution in 6 months if BJP wins Bengal

He said no party other than the BJP could find a solution acceptable to the Gorkhas

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Updated On : 21 Apr 2026 | 1:27 PM IST

Amit Shah slams Oppn as bill essential for women's quota law fails LS test

The bill, which failed the LS test, sought to increase the number of seats to a maximum of 850 from the current 543 to implement a 33 per cent women's quota in legislative bodies before the 2029 polls

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Updated On : 18 Apr 2026 | 7:04 AM IST

Opposition is not against quota law, but against women's reservation: Shah

The home minister said the Constitution provides for periodic delimitation and that includes provisions for increasing the SC and ST seats in proportion to their growing population

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Updated On : 17 Apr 2026 | 9:33 PM IST

Shah vows to resolve Gorkha issue, withdraw cases if BJP wins West Bengal

The former BJP chief said that he has no doubt that the BJP will defeat the TMC in West Bengal

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Updated On : 15 Apr 2026 | 2:31 PM IST

BJP govt will end TMC's 'syndicate raj' in Bengal if voted to power: Shah

BJP will end the 'syndicate raj' of the TMC government after winning the Bengal assembly elections, Amit Shah said

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Updated On : 11 Apr 2026 | 2:49 PM IST

Amit Shah sharpens BJP's poll pitch, promises UCC in 6 months, Bengali CM

In a remark clearly aimed at sharpening the BJP's pitch, he said, "What is appeasement? Is it allowing one person to have four wives, or asking everyone to follow the law of the land?"

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Updated On : 10 Apr 2026 | 3:21 PM IST

BJP manifesto promises ₹3,000 monthly aid, Seventh Pay Commission in Bengal

Unveiling its 'Sankalp Patra' for the West Bengal assembly poll, Union Home Minister Amit Shah described the document as a roadmap for creating a 'Sonar Bangla'

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Updated On : 10 Apr 2026 | 2:16 PM IST

Shah mocks Rahul Gandhi on petrol price remarks, says no fuel shortage

Shah said Rahul Gandhi, at a recent public meeting in this union territory, had said that "due to the Gulf war, petrol prices have gone up in India

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Updated On : 06 Apr 2026 | 5:53 PM IST

Shah hoists BJP flag in Thiruvananthapuram on party's 47th Foundation Day

Amit Shah, who is on a visit to the state as part of the election campaign, arrived in the capital on Sunday

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Updated On : 06 Apr 2026 | 11:44 AM IST

PM Modi, Shah star campaigners for BJP for West Bengal Assembly polls

The list also includes BJP chief Nitin Nabin, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, JP Nadda, Dharmendra Pradhan and Chief Ministers Yogi Adityanath and Himanta Biswa Sarma

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Updated On : 06 Apr 2026 | 8:59 AM IST

Kerala Assembly polls not to change govt but improve state's future: Shah

He wished Christian community on Easter and called on them to support NDA to form government in Kerala

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Updated On : 05 Apr 2026 | 5:06 PM IST

PM, Assam CM have roadmap for tribal development in Assam, win must: Shah

On the recent violence in the adjoining Garo hills of Meghalaya, Shah said that infiltrators sought to capture power in the Garo council by marrying tribal women, and this led to the strife

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Updated On : 03 Apr 2026 | 2:54 PM IST

Shortcut to 'change' lies through Bhabanipur: Shah's challenge to Mamata

Shah said while the BJP would otherwise have to win 170 seats to form the government, a victory for Adhikari in Bhabanipur alone would automatically bring change to the state's politics

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Updated On : 02 Apr 2026 | 1:42 PM IST

West Bengal's existence at stake due to infiltration, says Amit Shah

He also accused the Mamata Banerjee regime of reducing West Bengal to a state of lawlessness when incidents of firing and bombing take place almost every day

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Updated On : 02 Apr 2026 | 1:08 PM IST

WB polls: Shah to join Suvendu Adhikari's nomination filing in Bhabanipur

The roadshow will pass through different parts of Bhabanipur before ending at the Survey Building, where Adhikari will file his nomination papers

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Updated On : 02 Apr 2026 | 10:08 AM IST