India's home minister and chief strategist of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Gujarati. He is Narendra Modi's right-hand man; together they are two of the four most powerful men in India. In 2025 he unveiled plans to extend India's agricultural co-operative system to other businesses such as tourism and green energy.
In early 2026 Mr Shah vowed that India would be Maoist-rebel-free by March 31st. Counter-terrorism experts called the deadline political rhetoric rather than a strategic goal. See Naxalite insurgency.
No group of professionals meets except to conspire against the public at large.