BJP leader Amit Shah became India’s longest-serving Home Minister on August 5, the day which is considered as a politically charged date and holds historical significance under the Modi Government as it is the date when he had announced the abrogation of Article 370 in Parliament in 2019, ending Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and splitting the State into two Union Territories.
Amit Shah surpassed the long held record by one of the biggest and most influential leaders of BJP and Former Deputy Prime Minister of India, Lal Krishna Advani who was a statesman and one of the co-founders of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Before Shah, there were two Home ministers having served for more than 6 years, the first one Govind Ballabh Pant of Congress who was 5th Home Minister of Independent India having served the position from January 10, 1955, to February 25, 1961, i.e. (2236 Days) totaling 6 years and 46 days., followed by BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani having served the position from March 19, 1998, to May 22, 2004, i.e. (2256 Days) totaling 6 years and 66 days.
Amit Shah who assumed the charge of Home Minister of India on May 30, 2019 completed a total of 2,258 days i.e. 6 years and 68 days in office as on 5th August the date of historical significance for Modi Government.
Amit Shah has been the pivotal force of Prime Minister Modi’s government, giving new directions to the Ministry of Home Affairs in charting its course in maintaining internal security and peace across the country. His tenure has been marked by several historic decisions. From the abrogation of Article 370 to completely overhauling criminal laws, curbing Naxal violence and spearheading the passage of the CAA are among the highlights of Shah’s stint. Shah has achieved several milestones during his tenure, the longest in history.
On such a huge achievement of Mr. Shah, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on praised him for becoming the longest-serving home minister during the Parliamentary meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), held on August 5, at the Parliament Library Building (PLB). The meeting was held while there was a deadlock in the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament.
This comes days after PM Narendra Modi became India’s second-longest-serving Prime Minister after completing 4,078 consecutive days, surpassing former PM Indira Gandhi’s tenure of 4,077 days. According to media reports during the meeting of the NDA parliamentary group, PM Modi commended Amit Shah, saying, “Yeh to abhi shuruaat hai… abhi aur aage jaana hai (This is just the beginning… he has a long way to go).”
Here is the list of all home ministers of India to date.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: 15 August -1947 to 12 December-1950.
Jawaharlal Nehru: 12 December -1950 to 26 December-1950.
C. Rajagopalachari: 26 December- 1950 to October 25-1951.
Kailash Nath Katju: 5 November- 1951 to 10 January- 1955.
G. B. Pant: 10 January- 1955 to 25 February- 1961.
Lal Bahadur Shastri: 25 February- 1961 to 1st September-1963.
Gulzarilal Nanda: 1 September- 1963 to 9 November- 1966.
Indira Gandhi: 9 November- 1966 to 13 November- 1966.
Yashwantrao Chavan: 14 November- 1966 to 27 June- 1970.
Indira Gandhi: 27 June- 1970 to 4 February- 1973.
Uma Shankar Dikshit: 4 February- 1973 to 10 October- 1974.
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy: 10 October- 1974, to 24 March-1977.
Charan Singh: 24 March- 1977 to 1 July- 1978.
Morarji Desai: 1 July- 1978 to 28 July- 1979.
Yashwantrao Chavan: 28 July- 1979 to January 14 1980.
Giani Zail Singh: 14 January- 1980 to 22 June- 1982.
Ramaswamy Venkataraman: 22 June -1982 to 02 September-1982.
Prakash Chandra Sethi: 02 September- 1982 to 19July-1984.
P. V. Narasimha Rao: 19 July- 1984 to 31 December- 1984.
Shankarrao Chavan: 31 December- 1984 to 12 March- 1986.
P. V. Narasimha Rao: 12 March- 1986 to 12 May- 1986.
Sardar Buta Singh: 12 May- 1986 to 2 December- 1989.
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed: 2 December- 1989 to 10 November,-1990.
Chandra Shekhar: 10 November- 1990 to 21 June- 1991.
Shankarrao Chavan: 21 June- 1991 to 16 May- 1996.
Murli ManoharJoshi: 16 May- 1996 to 1 June 1996.
H. D. Deve Gowda: 1 June- 1996 to 29 June- 1996.
Indrajit Gupta: 29 June- 1996 to 19 March- 1998.
Lal Krishna Advani: 19 March- 1998 to 22 May- 2004.
Shivraj Patil: 22 May- 2004 to 30 November- 2008
P. Chidambaram: 30 November- 2008 to 31 July- 2012.
Sushil Kumar Shinde: 31 July- 2012 to 26 May- 2014.
Rajnath Singh: 27 May- 2014 to 29 May- 2019.
Amit Shah: 30 May- 2019 till date (Incumbent).
