“Shah has a God’s reward – a mind sharper than Chanakya,” says Yatin Oza, a lawyer and former BJP politician who labored intently with Amit Shah for many years till the 2 fell out, evaluating him to the enduring Indian strategist behind the unfold of the subcontinent’s first empire 2,000 years in the past. And as Amit Shah’s pals and rivals would all agree, his abilities are put to sensible use at election time.