Amit Shah never forgets political betrayals or personal setbacks. He is known for playing the long game and responding strategically when the time is right.
Some examples:
Shiv Sena contested the Maharashtra elections with the BJP but later broke the alliance and formed a government with the Congress and NCP. In the years that followed, the Shiv Sena split, with a large section of its MLAs, MPs, and local leaders joining the Eknath Shinde faction backed by the BJP.
In 2019, after the short lived BJP Ajit Pawar government collapsed, the BJP gradually expanded its influence within the NCP, eventually leading to a major split and Ajit Pawar aligning with the NDA, significantly weakening Sharad Pawar's faction.
When P. Chidambaram was Home Minister, Amit Shah was jailed for around three months in the Sohrabuddin case. Years later, after the BJP came to power, Chidambaram was arrested in the INX Media case and spent over 100 days in jail.
There was a time when Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee reportedly asked, "Who is Amit Shah?" Today, Amit Shah's supporters counter with, "Who is TMC?"
As Amit Shah once tweeted "Meri Team saab record karti hai"