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Amit Shah Yahoo's Personality of Year 2017, Modi most searched politician

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP President Amit Shah. Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP President Amit Shah during “Gujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan” in Ahmedabad. Photo: PTI

BS Web Team New Delhi
Online search giant Yahoo! has named Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah ‘personality of the year’ in its 2017 ‘Year in Review’ for India, released on Friday. In terms of most searched people online, Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to rule the charts this year, both as the most searched personality and the most searched politician.
 
Shah’s popularity is believed to have increased many times over after he successfully orchestrated the BJP’s victory in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur Assembly elections, altering India’s political landscape. Prime Minister Modi’s many reform initiatives, including the rollout of the goods and