Amit Shah Quotes

Amit Anilchandra Shah is an Indian politician who is currently serving as President of the Bharatiya Janata Party and as a member of the Rajya Sabha.

Shah was elected as an MLA from Sarkhej in four consecutive elections: 1997 , 1998, 2002 and 2007. He is a close associate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and held a number of portfolios in the state government during Modi's tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat. He was MLA from Naranpura, elected in the 2012 elections.

Shah was the BJP's in-charge for India's largest and politically most crucial state, Uttar Pradesh, during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The BJP and its allies swept the entire state, registering their best ever performance, by winning 73 out of 80 seats. As a result, Shah rose to national prominence and was appointed as the party's national president in July 2014.Under his leadership, the BJP achieved success in Legislative Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand and Assam in 2016, but lost the elections in Delhi and Bihar in 2015. In 2017, he led the party towards a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat and marked the party's strong debut in Manipur, but the Akali-BJP alliance lost power in Punjab.

✵ 22. October 1964
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Famous Amit Shah Quotes

“In Uttar Pradesh, caste politics is deep-rooted. But there is a negative side of it. When something is deep-rooted, it takes time for people to realise its ill effects, that’s natural. When a political culture takes shape, it takes time for it to fail.”

"Exclusive Amit Shah Interview: People are waiting to vote for Modi," 2013, "Sunday Interview: We had 450 video raths with GPS and I’d get feedback on my mobile, says Amit Shah", 2014

“I had prayed before Lord Ram that I wish with the help of every section of the society the temple will be constructed as soon as possible.”

"Exclusive Amit Shah Interview: People are waiting to vote for Modi," 2013

“My image is the creation of the media.”

"Exclusive Amit Shah Interview: People are waiting to vote for Modi," 2013

“But I think [the] Uttar Pradesh electorate was fed up of this caste-based politics as the state has hardly seen any development, [the] [law-and-order] situation has deteriorated, investment, employment, women’s safety, rural and agriculture development, these areas hardly saw any development.”

"Exclusive Amit Shah Interview: People are waiting to vote for Modi," 2013, "Sunday Interview: We had 450 video raths with GPS and I’d get feedback on my mobile, says Amit Shah", 2014

Amit Shah Quotes

“I have made five to six visits to Karnataka and after meeting people I have been able to understand the feeling of Karnataka. The feeling of the people of Karnataka is that he (Siddaramaiah) is not an AHINDA leader, but an Ahindu (anti-Hindu) leader.”

Amit Shah, in his speech at Davangere on 27 March 2018, which was published in The News Minute the next day https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/amit-shah-calls-siddaramaiah-ahindu-not-ahinda-cong-condemns-writes-ec-78659

“Amitbhai provided us more than double (Lok Sabha) seats in Uttar Pradesh. BJP won more seats in UP than what Congress secured in all states put together. This is the best example of what a Gujarati can do if given responsibility.”

Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister Designate after winning the Lok Sabha election 2014 to the Press Trust of India, in Narendra Modi Bids Farewell to His Assembly Seat, Praises Aide Amit Shah (21 May 2014 ) http://www.ndtv.com/elections/article/election-2014/narendra-modi-bids-farewell-to-his-assembly-seat-praises-aide-amit-shah-527771.

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