Overview

• On August 5, Amit Shah reached 2,258 days in office as Union Home Minister, surpassing Lal Krishna Advani’s 2,256-day record.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Shah at the NDA parliamentary meeting and emphasized the milestone as a launchpad for further reforms.
• Shah oversaw the July 2024 enactment of three new criminal statutes—the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam—to replace colonial-era codes.
• His zero-tolerance policy has driven terror-related deaths in Jammu and Kashmir down by 70 percent and set a March 2026 deadline to eliminate Naxalism.
• He has brokered 12 peace accords with Northeast insurgent groups, leading to the surrender of over 10,000 militants.