Amit Shah re-elected BJP president Amit Shah re-elected BJP president

For a second term, Amit Shah (51) was elected as the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party for full time tenure of three years. He received 17 proposals from 20 state units.

• According to the party’s constitution, at least 20 members each of the party’s National Council from five states need to propose the name of a presidential candidate.

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.

• Shah’s ancestral house in Mansa is a heritage building.