Nitin Nabin on Tuesday assumed charge as the youngest national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), succeeding outgoing president JP Nadda.
The ceremony was held at the party headquarters in New Delhi, where the 45-year-old leader was felicitated on stage by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Senior BJP leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, and JP Nadda, were also present.
The event was attended by a large number of senior party leaders, including Chief Ministers from BJP-ruled states.
Nabin, who was appointed National Working President of the BJP on December 14 last year, was elected unopposed on Monday after the nomination and scrutiny process concluded without any contest.
A total of 37 sets of nomination papers were filed in support of his candidature. His name was proposed by senior leaders, including Prime Minister Modi, Amit Shah, and Rajnath Singh.
The election was conducted through an electoral college comprising members of the BJP’s national council and state councils. As per party rules, a candidate must be proposed by at least 20 electoral college members from a state and must have completed a minimum of 15 years of party membership.
A five-time member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Nabin has also served as a Cabinet Minister in the Bihar government. He is widely regarded for his strong organisational skills and administrative experience.
Born on May 23, 1980, in Ranchi, Jharkhand, Nabin is the son of late Nabin Kishore Prasad Sinha, a senior BJP leader and a four-time MLA from Patna West.
He entered electoral politics at a young age and was first elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2006 from the Patna West Assembly constituency. Since 2010, he has been consecutively elected from the Bankipur Assembly constituency, winning elections in 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2025.
During his tenure in the Bihar government, Nabin handled key portfolios, including Road Construction, Urban Development and Housing, and Law.
In addition to his legislative role, he has been actively involved in party organisation, holding important leadership positions at both the national and state levels. He has also been entrusted with significant organisational responsibilities in states such as Sikkim and Chhattisgarh.
-ANI
