Amit Malviya is a new rising star in the BJP. Being the head of its IT cell, he is credited with ensuring that party president Amit Shah's Townhall event in Ahmedabad on Sunday become a global trend #YuvaTownHallWithShah) on social media. Shah's meeting was shown live across over 300 locations. The BJP estimates about 3.5 lakh watched it live on the Internet. Malviya came into the limelight after defending PM Narendra Modi over the Twitter handles he follows.