Happy Birthday Amit Shah: Why BJP chief is called the 'man behind Narendra Modi?' Check interesting facts of 'Chanakya' of Indian politics
Happy Birthday Amit Shah: Why BJP chief is called the 'man behind Narendra Modi?' Check interesting facts of 'Chanakya' of Indian politics
The Bhartiya Janta Party Chief Amit Shah, who is also known 'Chanakya' of the Indian politics turned 54 on Monday and the social media flooded with the greets from several political party leaders, including PM Narendra Modi. Shah is known as 'Chanakya' of Indian politics, because not only has made BJP as India's largest party but also played a key role in securing saffron party power in many important states of the country.
Born as Amitbhai Anilchandra in Bombay on 22 October 2018 to a rich businessman, Anilchandra Shah is now a president of ruling party in the centre an in maximum of states in the country. Shah belonged to the non-political family background and holds Bachelor's degree in biochemistry, who chose to join a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a volunteer and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) leader.
Amit is also known as 'man behind Naren Mod' and mastermind of the BJP. Shah met Narendra Modi first time in 1982 in the Ahmedabad RSS circles. At that time, Modi was a minor RSS pracharak, working as in-charge of youth activities in the city.
With his political strategy and sharp political expertise, Shah has become nearly indispensable for Narendra Modi. When in 2002 Narendra Modi has a kicky win in Gujarat Assembly polls, Amit Shah was given charge of several major sections like State Home ministry, Parliamentary Affairs, and Law and Justice. Though everywhere is Modi magic and it is surely the biggest factor for the BJP but one cannot ignore the man in the camera, Amit Shah.
So, let us know some interesting facts of the BJP chief Amit Shah, the Chanakya of Indian politics
1. Amit Shah was the leader of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) during his school days. In his childhood, he joined RSS as a volunteer. During his graduation, he became a volunteer of RSS.
2. Shah also worked as a stockbroker before joining BJP in 1986. Amit Shah was appointed as the chairperson of Gujarat State Finance Corporation in Keshubhai Patel government in 1995.
3. In 1991 and 1996, Amit Shah managed election campaigns for Lal Krishna Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee that helped him to emerge as an excellent election manager and strategist.
4. Amit Shah was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Sarkhej in four consecutive elections 1997 (by-election), 1998, 2002 and 2007.
5 For two years Amit Shah was banished from Gujarat by the Supreme Court confirmed his role in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case.
6. In 2010, Shah was accused of orchestrating two fake police encounter cases when he was the state minister in charge of Home Affairs., after which he was forced to resign on the allegations of fake encounters.
7. Amit Shah was made the national president of the BJP in July 2014 after smashing victory of Narendra Modi in the centre. Under his leadership, the BJP stormed to power in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.