Amit Shah is 'Shah' of Narendra Modi's historic second term win

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi might be the man of the moment for winning the historic second term but it is Bharatiya Janata Party BJP President Amit Shah who is being hailed even by the rivals as the man behind the momentTime for Congress to get an Amit Shah tweeted Peoples Democratic Party PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and BJPs friend turned foeOmar Abdullah another former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and a bitter critic of the BJP congratulated Modi and Shah for putting together a winning alliance and running a very professional campaignCongratulations to Narendra Modi ji for a historic mandate Today surely belongs to BJP and itrsquos allies Time for Congress to get an Amit Shahmdash Mehbooba Mufti MehboobaMufti May 23 2019Shahs election management has become part of Indias political folklore an image that has been resurrected after the BJPs loss in three north Indian states of Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan and Chattisgarh less than six months agoThe BJP now has swept the Lok Sabha polls in all these three states staging an emphatic comeback restoring Amit Shahs winning streak and reconfirming the title of master strategistIf 2014 mandate for Modi was eyeopening the verdict in 2019 is jaw droppingAmit Shah was more than a backroom strategist in this election as he contested the Lok Sabha seat from Gandhinagar and his public appeal was next only to the Prime MinisterSpeculations are already rife in New Delhis political circles that he will play a bigger role in Modi 20 instead of only handling the party affairs If he gets a cabinet berth it will be one of the four top portfolios of Foreign Home Finance and DefenceWith Foreign Home and Finance being held by BJPs senior leaders Sushma Swaraj Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley all three have handled their tasks well the fourth slot of Defence Ministry currently held by Nirmala Sitharaman make Amit Shah a serious contenderAt Prime Minister Narendra Modis first appearance in a press conference at the end of campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls Amit Shah took all the questions a clear indication of command and control set up in the BJPEven the Prime Minister chose to let Amit Shah hold the stage in his presenceThe BJP had planned for the 2019 much ahead of its rivals Shah ordered a scientific evaluation of 120 seats the party had lost in 2014 Special focus was made on seven states Andhra Pradesh Kerala Assam Odisha Tamil Nadu Telangana and West Bengal where the party was weak along with the Northeastern statesThe results in West Bengal Odisha and the Northeast show that the BJPs strategy worked perfectly as the party made impressive gains in these new territoriesUnder his leadership the BJP registered emphatic victories in Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Manipur Maharashtra Haryana Jharkhand and Tripura The party also lost in Bihar Delhi and Punjab apart from Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh and RajasthanA glimpse of Amit Shahs tenure as the party president is given on his home page where a detailed report card is given about his programmes plans travels and strategy signalling the emphasis on detailsThe strict dos and dont for the party functionaries include restrictions on the use of private jets other than election campaigns and stays in expensive fivestar hotels with the preference for state guest houses onlyWith inputs from IANSCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get the latest updates