Amit Shah

The presence of AAP has turned next month's elections into a three-cornered contest in a state where politics has mainly remained bipolar. The Kejriwal-led AAP party, running for all 182 seats, is in power in Delhi and Punjab.

In his speech, Amit Shah said that in a democracy like India, the days of "raja-rani" are long gone, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has instead focused on performance politics.

The Prime Minister also urged the state governments to review old laws and amend them to the current context as he batted for coordinated action by all the agencies to meet the emerging challenges of law and order and security.

The major tragedy was averted right after Union Minister Amit Shah addressed a 2-day Chintan Shivir at Haryana's Surajkund where he hailed the internal security mechanism of the country and said the security in Jammu and Kashmir has seen significant improvement since 2104.

Only two non-BJP chief ministers attended the conference, chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Punjab's Bhagwant Mann and Kerala's Pinarayi Vijayan.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to meet home ministers of all states during the meeting and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to address them on a concluding day on October 28.

The Chintan Shivir goal is to develop an action plan to implement PM Modi's 'Vision 2047' and 'panch pran' (five pledges) announced during his Independence Day speech this year.

On Wednesday, CM Bhupendra Patel celebrated the day by visiting Panchdev Mandir in Gandhinagar to perform darshan and aarti. Sharing pictures from his visit, Patel tweeted, "In the new year, Panchdev Mandir in Gandhinagar wished progress, happiness, peace and prosperity to Gujarat and all its citizens by performing darshan, archan and aarti."

Diwali is observed as one of the most significant Hindu festivals as per the Hindu Lunar calendar. The day marks the victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and hope over despair.

Current crime incidents are 'borderless,' and all Interpol member countries must rise to meet the challenge. The role of the global police organisation in addressing these issues is 'very important,' according to Shah.