BJP's 'Chanakya' unplugged

The book details the several electoral triumphs the BJP has notched up during Mr. Shah's tenure, his efforts at increasing the party's membership and galvanising the cadres to be battle-ready

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take the oath of office for his second term, with his council of ministers, on Thursday. There is anticipation that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah would be a member of the cabinet committee on security, reprising his role as home minister, a portfolio he held in Gujarat when Mr. Modi was chief minister.

Mr. Shah has had a meteoric rise in national politics. In mid-2010, Mr. Shah spent time in jail in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case. Four years later, Mr. Shah was the BJP chief. He debuted in the Rajya Sabha by