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Amit Anil Chandra Shah (born 22 October 1964) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 32nd Home Minister and the 2nd Minister of Co-operation since June 2024. Shah previously held the same portfolios during the second Modi ministry (2019 - 2024).
Amit Shah - often called India's "second most powerful man" - is a formidable old friend, Mr Modi's closest confidant and the brains behind his election juggernaut.
Acknowledging Amit Shah’s organizational capabilities and commitment towards the party's ideology, the senior party leaders appointed him as the BJP's National President in July 2014. At 49 years of age, Amit Shah became the youngest president of the party. Some significant milestones include:
Amit Shah was elected to Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Parliament on 19 August 2017 from Gujarat state. In the General election 2019, Amit Shah has won with a whopping margin of 5,57,014 (70% vote share) from the 06-Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency of Gujarat state. Chairman of Public Undertakings Committee of the Gujarat State Assembly.
18 hours ago · Union Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday said that there is a need to provide employment opportunities to the residents of border villages in order to prevent migration. He said that central armed police forces (CAPFs) and Army deployed in such areas should encourage purchase of local agricultural and handicraft products.
21 hours ago · GUWAHATI: In an open letter to home minister Amit Shah Saturday, Manipur-based Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum (ITLF) called for a separate Union territory with a legislature for Kuki-Zo community.
17 hours ago · NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday held a high-level review meeting to assess the progress made in the implementation of the ‘Vibrant Border Villages Programme’.
18 hours ago · Amit Shah will virtually inaugurate the counter of Madhya Pradesh Hindi Granth Academy and College. All courses offered at Excellence Colleges will be as per the new education policy.
Jul 6, 2024 · Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on the flood-like situation in Assam on account of heavy rains battering the state. Shah also assured affected people in Assam that the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force working on a war footing, providing relief and rescuing ...
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah releases the book 'Assam's Braveheart Lachit Barphukan' in Guwahati, Assam today. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is working to inculcate countless heroes of the country in literature and in the minds of the public.
