As BJP begins the process for electing its new national chief, senior party leaders on Monday have started to submit their nomination papers for its 45-year-old working president, Nitin Nabin. The party on Monday said that the move sends a clear message that “the country is young, and so is the BJP’s president”, news agency IANS reported.

Speaking to the media on Monday, party MP Anurag Thakur said, “The BJP is the world’s largest political party, and it is also set to give the country one of the youngest national presidents."