Bihar PWD Minister, Nitin Nabin, is set to replace JP Nadda as BJP national president after his appointment was announced by the party’s parliamentary panel on Sunday.
Nabin, 45, is a five-term MLA from Bankipur in Patna, and one of the youngest to hold this post.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Nabin on the appointment, calling him a “hardworking karyakarta”.
“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.
He is known for his humble nature and grounded style of working. I am confident that his energy and dedication will strengthen our party in the times to come,” PM Modi said.
Nabin, who has been attending public functions in his constituency, said he “bows before the workers of the party whose hard work creates many Nitin Nabins”. He also thanked party workers for his victory in the recent assembly election.
Nabin was 26 when he was first fielded by the BJP from Patna West assembly seat in 2006 after it fell vacant due to the death of his father and veteran party leader, Navin Kishore Sinha.
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Born in Ranchi, now in Jharkhand, he has since served as a minister in the Bihar government multiple times and has also worked extensively for Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha. Nabin also has the experience of being prabhari (party in-charge) of Chhattisgarh and Sikkim.
Known to win elections with huge margins, starting with the first bypoll he contested in 2006, which he won by nearly 60,000 votes, his role in the party’s revival in Chhattisgarh has been highly praised.
A Kayasth by caste, Nabin won the latest election earlier this year by over 51,000 votes.
While his precedent, BJP president J P Nadda, was also born in Bihar and received his early education in Patna before moving to his home state, Himachal Pradesh, this will be the first time that a Bihari holds the post of the party president.
Nadda, who was appointed BJP President in January 2020, has already completed his full term. He was granted extensions to lead the party through the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Describing Nabin as “a dynamic leader from the sacred land of knowledge and culture, Bihar”, Nadda said he is confident that the party will reach new heights under his leadership and with the guidance of Prime Minister Modi.
Home Minister and former party president Amit Shah said Nabin possesses extensive experience of working among the people and his elevation is an honour for every young BJP worker who toils day and night.
Nabin has a son and a daughter.
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