Amit Shah says will not quit as party chief

In 2019, Shah said, the BJP would win with a bigger mandate than 2014

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Monday ruled out the speculation that he might quit as the party chief to join the Cabinet.

Shah, who’s set to debut in the Rajya Sabha on August 8, said he was working “happily” and “wholeheartedly” for the party.

The BJP strictly adheres to a one man, one post rule. Previous party presidents have had to quit once they were sworn in as ministers, the latest being Home Minister Rajnath Singh in 2014. Shah had succeeded Singh as the party chief.

With Shah set to enter the Upper House from Gujarat and a Cabinet reshuffle