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‘Chinmayanand was never a BJP member’, UP BJP president disowns rape accused

Swatantra Dev Singh, UP BJP chief when asked whether the party proposed any action against Chinmayanand, said, 'He was never a BJP member and hence the question does not arise.'

September 25, 2019

Telangana Elections 2018: Amit Shah holds road show in Hyderabad

BJP's Telangana unit President K. Laxman, who is seeking re-election from Musheerabad, Secunderabad MP Bandaru Dattatreya, scores of BJP leaders and activists accompanied Amit Shah.

November 28, 2018

BJP chief Amit Shah likely to offer prayers at Sabarimala temple

Police have arrested over 3,500 people till Sunday in connection with the protests that rocked the state earlier this month.

October 29, 2018

Arvind Kejriwal challenges BJP chief Amit Shah for a public debate

Addressing the Poorvanchal Mahakumbh Rally organised at Ramlila Maidan, Shah accused Kejriwal of stalling the development work in the city.

September 23, 2018

Amit Shah to remain BJP chief till 2019 Lok Sabha elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday decided to defer its organisational elections to pave the way for Amit Shah to continue as President until the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

September 8, 2018

Security expenses on BJP chief Amit Shah can’t be disclosed: CIC

It lobbed the matter before the CIC again to consider private contentions in the light of the exemption clauses of Section 8(1) of the act.

August 26, 2018

Amit Shah writes to law panel in support of simultaneous polls

In a letter to the Law Commission, he said holding simultaneous polls is not only a concept, but a principle which can be implemented.

August 13, 2018

J-K BJP chief claims getting death threats from Pakistan

Jammu and Kashmir's BJP unit chief Ravinder Raina on Thursday said the he has been receiving death threats calls from Pakistan.

June 21, 2018

Congress using fake IDs to create fake voters, rig polls: Amit Shah

BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the Congress of using fake voter IDs to create fictitious voters and rig the Karnataka polls and urged the Election Commission (EC) to ensure free and fair polling in Rajarajeshwari Nagar and other parts of the state. A day after the Commission recovered 9,746 voter ID cards from …

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May 9, 2018

Tripura CM slams Congress, CPIM for ‘maligning’ Amit Shah

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has criticised the CPI(M) and the Congress for allegedly trying to malign BJP president Amit Shah following the death of special CBI judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya, who was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case. “After the Supreme Court dismissed petitions seeking a probe by Special Investigation Team into Loya’s …

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April 20, 2018

Amit Shah attacks Congress, says it has no ‘internal democracy’

BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday lambasted the Congress for the washout of the second half of the Budget Session of Parliament, saying a party which lacks “internal democracy” cannot protect democracy in the country. Accusing the Congress and its President Rahul Gandhi of promoting “divisive politics” in the name of caste and religion, he …

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April 12, 2018

Congress petitions EC against Shah, Yeddyurappa

The Congress on Monday moved the Election Commission (EC)demanding registration of case against BJP chief Amit Shah and party’s chief ministerial candidate in Karnataka BS Yeddyurappa and two others for alleged violation of model code of conduct (MCC) ahead of the assembly polls in the state. In its petition to the poll panel, the party …

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April 3, 2018

Eyes on 2019 LS polls, PM Modi, Amit Shah to deliberate with BJP CMs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah will hold discussions with the party’s Chief Ministers and deputy Chief Ministers on various issues including possibility of holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections. The discussion would also include the stages of implementation of various central and state development and welfare schemes, measures to expedite …

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February 27, 2018

BJP Chief Amit Shah’s visit to Dimapur cancelled

BJP national president Amit Shah’s scheduled visit to Dimapur on Friday was cancelled on health grounds, a senior leader of the party’s state unit said here. Shah was scheduled to address an election rally here but his visit was called off on health grounds, BJP Media Cell convener K James Vizo said. Nagaland will go …

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February 23, 2018

BJP Chief Amit Shah visits Guwahati’s Kamakhya temple

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Saturday arrived in Assam, en route to Meghalaya, and visited the ancient Kamakhya temple here, situated on the Nilachal Hill. Shah is on a two-day-long visit to the northeast and is scheduled to address a public rally at Tikrikilla in Garo Hills region in Meghalaya on Saturday. …

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January 6, 2018

Amit Shah to visit Karnataka on December 31

After victories in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, BJP chief Amit Shah will visit Karnataka on December 31 to review the party’s organisational work in the Congress-ruled state which faces assembly polls in the first half of next year. During the visit Shah is expected to hold a meeting of legislators and MPs and of party’s …

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December 28, 2017

Shah effect in Parliament

The Amit Shah effect is visible in Parliament. The presence of the all powerful BJP president who was elected to the Rajya Sabha recently has ensured that attendance of BJP MPs has shot up. Opposition circles are amused to find that treasury benches in both Houses are quite full this session. The ruling party faced …

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December 27, 2017