Nitin Nabin takes charge as new BJP chief

The Bharatiya Janata Party, on Tuesday, 20 January, formally announced Nitin Nabin as its new national president on Monday. K Laxman, the returning officer for the party’s organisational elections, handed over the certificate of election to Nabin. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former BJP president J P Nadda, and senior leaders Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and Nitin Gadkari congratulated him on his election.

At 45, Nitin Nabin is the youngest leader to be elected as the BJP national head and is the 12th president of the party.

Addressing party leaders and workers at the BJP headquarters in Delhi, outgoing national president and Union Minister J P Nadda welcomed his successor. “You have taken on the responsibility as the 12th national president of such a great party,” he said, extending his congratulations and best wishes to Nabin.