BJP’s ‘Nabin’ era: 47-year-old BJP legislator assumes charge as new party chief

Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader Nitin Nabin on Tuesday formally assumed charge as the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party BJPThe ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Union Home Minister Amit Shah outgoing party chief JP Nadda as well as several senior leaders and chief ministers from BJPruled statesNabin a senior politician is a fivetime member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and a former minister in the state government He is widely recognised for his organisational skills and administrative experienceBorn on May 23 1980 in Ranchi Jharkhand Nabin entered electoral politics at a young age He 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 making him a fivetime MLA During his political career he has held key Cabinet portfolios in the Bihar government including Road Construction Urban Development amp Housing and LawIn addition to his legislative work Nabin has played a significant role in party organisation holding leadership positions at both the state and national levels He has also been assigned important organisational responsibilities in states such as Sikkim and ChhattisgarhThe process for the election of the BJP National President began after 30 of the partyrsquos 36 state presidents were elected surpassing the required 50 per cent threshold The election schedule was announced on January 16 2026 along with the release of the electoral rollAs per the schedule the nomination process was held on January 19 2026 between 2 pm and 4 pm A total of 37 sets of nomination papers were submitted in support of Nitin Nabin for the post of national president with proposals from senior leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi Amit Shah and Rajnath SinghBJP leader K Laxman also announced that Nitin Nabin had been proposed for the post of BJP National President after 37 sets of nomination papers were received in his favourldquoNitin Nabin is boss and I am a party workerrdquo PM ModiPM Modi on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of the new BJP National President stating that in party matters Nabin is the boss and he himself is only a party workerAddressing a gathering at the BJP headquarters in the national capital PM Modi congratulated Nabin on being elected president of what he described as the worldrsquos largest political party and said the role comes with responsibilities that go beyond managing the BJPldquoWhen it is about the party Nitin Nabin is the boss and I am a party worker Now Honourable Nitin Nabin ji is the president of all of us and his responsibility is not just to manage the BJP but also to ensure coordination among all NDA alliesrdquo PM Modi saidEmphasising the significance of the coming years the PM stated The next 25 years are very important This is the period when a developed India is to be built and it is destined to happenrdquoHe expressed confidence in Nabinrsquos leadership and said that the new party chief will carry forward BJPs legacyReferring to generational change within the party PM Modi remarked ldquoTo put it in the language of todayrsquos youth Nitin ji himself is in a way a millennialrdquo He noted that the 45yearold leader belongs to a generation that has witnessed major economic social and technological changes saying ldquoHe belongs to the generation that received information from the radio in their childhood and is now an active user of AIrdquoldquoNitin ji possesses both youthful energy and extensive experience in organisational work This will be very beneficial for every worker of our party Modi further statedWith ANI inputs