Amit Shah: News

26 Oct 2018

Bihar

Shah: BJP, JD(U) to contest 2019 elections on equal seats

It has been confirmed that the BJP and Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) will contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on an equal number of seats.

13 Oct 2018

India

#MeToo: Amit Shah says charges against Akbar will be examined

Following sexual harassment allegations against Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar, BJP chief Amit Shah has said that the allegations would be examined.

09 Oct 2018

West Bengal

#2019Polls: BJP to take out 3 rath yatras in WB

With an eye on the next Lok Sabha polls, the West Bengal BJP unit would take out three rath yatras covering all the 42 Parliamentary Constituencies of the State.

03 Oct 2018

Rahul Gandhi

Amit Shah, RaGa to visit Bikaner ahead of Rajasthan polls

BJP President Amit Shah and Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi will be in Bikaner on October 4 and October 10 respectively where they'll hold meetings ahead of the Assembly elections in Rajasthan.

01 Oct 2018

Telangana

Telangana: Amit Shah to address public rally on Oct 10

BJP's campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections in Telangana is expected to get a boost with party President Amit Shah addressing a public meeting at Karimnagar on October 10.

25 Sep 2018

India

Modi, Shah launch a fresh attack on Congress from MP

Speaking at the 'Karyakarta Mahakumbh' rally in Bhopal to mark the birth anniversary of Hindutva ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah fired a fresh salvo at the Congress, calling the party a 'burden' on India.

24 Sep 2018

Pakistan News

Pakistan and Congress want to 'remove Modi', claims BJP

Launching a fresh salvo on Congress and its President Rahul Gandhi, BJP on Monday claimed the party shared a common goal with Pakistan- removing Prime Minister Modi from Indian politics.

24 Sep 2018

India

Amit Shah's 'termite immigrant' comment gets criticized by Bangladesh

BJP President Amit Shah's choice of words, while speaking about illegal immigrants in India, has not gone down well with Bangladesh. The country's Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu called it an 'unwanted remark'.

Two unwell Ministers dropped from Manohar Parrikar cabinet in Goa

Two Ministers have been dropped from Manohar Parrikar cabinet in Goa, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said today.

24 Sep 2018

Goa

Parrikar will continue being CM, changes in Cabinet soon: Shah

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to stick with Manohar Parrikar as the Chief Minister of Goa despite his illness.

23 Sep 2018

India

BJP will identify illegal-immigrants if it wins 2019 polls: Shah

BJP chief Amit Shah today said his party will seek to identify illegal immigrants living in India if it comes to power after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

BJP decides that Manohar Parrikar will continue as Goa CM

The BJP has decided that ailing Goal Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will continue in his post.

22 Sep 2018

Rajasthan

Bangladeshi-migrants are 'termites', will be removed from voters' list: Shah

BJP President Amit Shah said Bangladeshi migrants are like termites and each one of them will be struck off the electoral roll.

17 Sep 2018

Narendra Modi

#HappyBdayPMModi: RaGa wishes health, happiness to PM; latter thanks him

On Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday today, Congress President Rahul Gandhi wished him health and happiness in a tweet.

Goa: BJP looks for alternatives, Parrikar being airlifted to AIIMS

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has reportedly been airlifted to AIIMS, New Delhi for cancer treatment, at 8:00am today.

14 Sep 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Amit Shah, wife offer prayers to Lord Ganesh

BJP President Amit Shah today offered prayers to Lord Ganesh at various places in Mumbai as part of the ongoing 10-day Ganesh festival.

10 Sep 2018

Narendra Modi

Chidambaram dares BJP to contradict official data on economy growth

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Sunday dared BJP to contradict an official data on growth which has said the economy clocked a 10.08% growth in 2006-07 under the UPA rule, the highest since liberalization in 1991.

09 Sep 2018

India

BJP National Meet: Javadekar says 2019 victory is "guaranteed"

BJP is conducting its two-day National Executive Meeting, ahead of crucial elections in several states and the upcoming 2019 general elections.

09 Sep 2018

Narendra Modi

Slogan, strategy and more: Highlights of BJP's National Executive meet

On Saturday, the National Executive meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party started in Delhi to discuss strategy for the upcoming 2019 general elections.

08 Sep 2018

India

Will win LS elections with bigger mandate than 2014: BJP

A key BJP meeting chaired by its President Amit Shah today in New Delhi vowed to work to ensure the party's return to power in the Lok Sabha elections with a bigger victory than 2014, sources said.

01 Sep 2018

Madhya Pradesh

Jain monk Tarun Sagar dies, PM Modi remembers his contributions

Jain monk Tarun Sagar passed away on Saturday at Radhapuri Jain temple, Krishna Nagar, Delhi at about 3 AM. He was 51.

30 Aug 2018

Goa

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar flies to US for medical treatment

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today left for the US for medical treatment, an official said.

30 Aug 2018

Rahul Gandhi

Rafale Deal: In tweet, Amit Shah questions Rahul Gandhi's IQ

BJP President Amit Shah took a dig at his Congress counterpart Rahul Gandhi saying the nation's IQ was higher than the latter's.

29 Aug 2018

India

Mamata Banerjee's nephew files defamation suit against Amit Shah

Trinamool Youth Congress chief Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of Mamata Banerjee, filed a defamation suit against Amit Shah today, alleging the BJP President has made slanderous statements against him at a public rally on August 11 in Kolkata.

27 Aug 2018

India

BJP to launch MP poll campaign at 'Mahakumbh' next month

The BJP would launch its campaign for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls at a convention to be held in Bhopal on September 25.

22 Aug 2018

Narendra Modi

PM, Shah hand urns with Vajpayee's ashes to party chiefs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leaders handed urns with former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes to party presidents from across the country at a function in New Delhi today.

19 Aug 2018

Haridwar

Daughter immerses Vajpayee's ashes in Haridwar; Shah, Rajnath, Yogi present

The ashes of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee were immersed in Haridwar today, by her daughter Namita Bhattacharya. His granddaughter Niharika was also present at the ceremony.

16 Aug 2018

Narendra Modi

Advani remembers his closest friend for 65 years, Vajpayee

Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away at AIIMS on Thursday, creating a void in Indian politics that can't be filled ever.

15 Aug 2018

India

Independence Day: Amit Shah's gaffe during flag-hoisting mocked by Congress

Bharatiya Janta Party President Amit Shah was left red-faced today when the flag he was unfurling at the party's headquarters fell down.

14 Aug 2018

West Bengal

TMC lawmaker sends notice to Amit Shah, asks to apologize

Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamool Congress lawmaker has sent a legal notice to Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah for demeaning him at his rally in Kolkata and has demanded a public, unconditional apology.

11 Aug 2018

West Bengal

#ShahInBengal: Anti-BJP posters dot venue, TMC blamed by saffron party

BJP President Amit Shah will be addressing a rally in West Bengal on Saturday, and ahead of the big event, anti-BJP posters have cropped up at the venue.

06 Aug 2018

Yogi Adityanath

At Mughalsarai's rechristening, Amit Shah says bua-bhatija can't stop saffron-surge

Hurling a challenge towards the Opposition, BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday said even a coalition between SP, BSP and Congress won't yield results in elections, next year.

05 Aug 2018

Lok Sabha

Amit Shah dares Congress to clear stand on OBC bill

BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday dared the Congress to clear its stand in the Rajya Sabha on the amended OBC bill, saying it will expose whether the party was really for the backward communities or not.

04 Aug 2018

Rajasthan

Rajasthan: Amit Shah flags off Raje's 58-day 'Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra'

BJP president Amit Shah today flagged off Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's pre-poll tour "Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra" from the Charbhujanath temple in Rajsamand district.

03 Aug 2018

Assam

Will expose Didi's 'U-turn' on NRC: Poonam Mahajan

The BJP-TMC war over Assam's NRC went up another notch as the former's youth wing chief Poonam Mahajan slammed WB CM Mamata Banerjee's "U-turn" in the issue.

02 Aug 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Ahead of Amit Shah's visit, Mughalsarai station being painted saffron

Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah is visiting Mughalsarai in Uttar Pradesh on August 5, and ahead of his visit, the station is being painted saffron.

02 Aug 2018

West Bengal

Assam: NRC protests tense after police detain TMC-team at airport

Protests over NRC in Assam turned tense as police refused to let a TMC delegation from West Bengal (WB) leave the Silchar airport.

01 Aug 2018

West Bengal

Kolkata Police grants permission to Amit Shah's rally on August-11

The Kolkata Police today granted permission for BJP president Amit Shah's proposed rally in Kolkata on August 11.

31 Jul 2018

West Bengal

A chest-thumping Amit Shah says no-one dared to implement NRC

BJP President Amit Shah spoke on the Assam NRC issue in the Rajya Sabha today and said only this government had the courage to implement it.

31 Jul 2018

India

SC refuses to review its order in controversial Loya death-case

The SC has dismissed a petition seeking a review of its April ruling in the Judge BH Loya death case, reiterating again that he died a natural death.