The Bharatiya Janata Party's parliamentary board on Wednesday approved the elevation of Amit Shah - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's close aide and general secretary -- as national president of the party. <br /><br />The announcement to this regard was made by outgoing BJP president and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at a press conference here.<br /><br />Also present at the presser were Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, veteran leader LK Advani, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj among others.<br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit : http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at : http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive