Amit Shah re-elected as BJP President, Modi congratulates him

New Delhi

Shri Amit Shah has been elected as BJP President for 3-year term unopposed today.

Till now Shri Amit Shah was holding the post of BJP President within the period of uncompleted term of earlier President Rajnath Singh. Shri Shah who is BJP MLA from Naranpura in Ahmedabad now has been elected as President for entire term.

Proposal of Shri Shah’s name was moved by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. It was supported by Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh and all elected Chief Ministers of BJP who were present there.

Modi congratulates Shah on re-election as BJP chief
New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Amit Shah on his re-election as BJP president and voiced confidence that the party will scale newer heights under his leadership.

“Congratulations to Shri @AmitShah on being elected BJP president. I am confident the Party will scale newer heights under his leadership,” Modi tweeted after Shah was elected party chief unupposed for his first full 3-year term at the helm.

“Amit Bhai combines grassroot-level work & rich organisational experience which will benefit the Party immensely,” Modi said in another post on the microblogging website.

51-year-old Shah, a Modi confidante, had taken over as the party chief in May 2014 after his predecessor Rajnath Singh joined the government.