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Who can replace Amit Shah as BJP president if he gets a Cabinet berth?

BJP circles feel Shah will be asked to move to the government as part of the plan to push for speedy implementation of Modi's ambitious agenda for his second term

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
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Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

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With Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returning to power by winning 303 seats in Lok Sabha elections 2019, speculation is rife that Amit Shah will join the next Modi cabinet. The party's chief strategist was fielded from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat and won by a margin of over 300,000 votes.

Party circles feel Shah will be asked to move to the government as part of the plan to push for speedy implementation of Modi’s ambitious agenda for his second term, and is sure to get a crucial portfolio. Sources said he might get the finance ministry in case

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