Amit Anilchandra Shah

Career and Life

Amit Shah is widely regarded as the principal strategist and organizational architect of the modern Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He began his political career by joining the ABVP and later the BJP in 1987. His long-standing political partnership with Narendra Modi began in Gujarat. He served as a five-term MLA in the Gujarat Assembly and held key ministerial portfolios, including Home, during Modi's tenure as Chief Minister. He rose to national prominence after his masterful strategic handling of the BJP's campaign in Uttar Pradesh for the 2014 General Elections. He served as the National President of the BJP from 2014 to 2020, during which the party achieved unprecedented electoral success across many states. Since 2019, he has held one of the most crucial roles in the Union Cabinet.

Major Works / Key Positions

• Union Minister of Home Affairs (Current): Serving since May 2019.
• Union Minister of Co-operation (Current): Serving since the creation of the ministry in July 2021.
• National President of the BJP: Served two terms (2014–2020), overseeing the party's expansion to become the world's largest.
• Member of Parliament (MP), Lok Sabha: Represents the Gandhinagar constituency, Gujarat (since 2019).
• Former Minister of State for Home Affairs, Gujarat: Held multiple portfolios in the Gujarat state government (2002–2010).
• Key Legislative Actions as Home Minister: Oversaw the introduction of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the abrogation of Article 370, which ended the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.