BJP names Bihar min Nabin as working prez

The Bharatiya Janata Party's highest decision-making body, the Parliamentary Board, on Sunday appointed Bihar cabinet minister Nitin Nabin as the party's new working president, with people aware of the matter saying that he is likely to be elevated as the national president next month.

- Smriti Kak Ramachandran

Nitin Nabin

Union health minister JP Nadda, 65, who was appointed party president in January 2020, had completed his term in 2024 but was granted an extension to lead the party through last year’s Lok Sabha elections.

Nabin, 45, the BJP’s youngest working president, will lead the party as it gears up for next year’s assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry, unless a full-time president is appointed before the polls. BJP functionaries, speaking on condition of anonymity, said he is expected to assume the national president's post in January, followed by a national executive committee meeting to ratify his appointment.

“He is a young and industrious leader with rich organisational experience and has an impressive record as MLA as well as minister in Bihar for multiple terms. He has diligently worked to fulfil people's aspirations... I am confident that his energy and dedication will strengthen our Party in the times to come,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X.

A five-time MLA, Nabin represents the Bankipur assembly constituency in Bihar and won the recently held polls by over 51,000 votes.

Son of veteran BJP leader Nabin Kishore, he has served twice as a state minister.