Nitin Nabin Takes Charge as Youngest BJP President, PM Modi Hails Appointment

Nitin Nabin took charge on Tuesday as the 12th and youngest president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, succeeding Jagat Prakash Nadda.

"Hearty congratulations to our newly elected president Nitin Nabin. We hope that the young president will be very successful," Mohan Yadav told reporters.

Meanwhile, PM Narendra Modi shared sweets with newly elected BJP President Nitin Nabin and met with his family members at the party headquarters in the national capital.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the appointment of Nitin Nabin as BJP national president, saying that when it comes to the party, Nitin Nabin is the boss, and he himself is a mere party worker.

"When 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 allies," the Prime Minister said.

BJP leader Nitin Nabin formally took charge as the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday.

While addressing leaders and workers at the party headquarters, Nabin said that he is not just taking up a position but embracing the ideology, traditions, and the responsibility of the party's nationalist movement.

He expressed gratitude to senior leaders and PM Modi, highlighting the collective effort of 140 crore Indians working towards a developed India.

"Today's moment is a moment of resolve for me. Today, I am not just assuming a position. I am accepting the ideology, traditions, and the responsibility of a nationalist movement of this party, and on this occasion, I also pay my respects to all my senior colleagues...Today, 140 crore Indians are connecting themselves with the dream of a developed India and are working to take the country forward. I express my heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister for this," he said.

Nabin, a senior Indian politician, is a five-time member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and former Minister in the government of Bihar. He is widely recognised for his sustained organisational acumen and administrative experience.

Born on May 23, 1980, in Jharkhand's Ranchi, Nabin entered electoral politics at a young age and was first elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2006 from the Patna West Assembly Constituency. Since 2010, Nabin has been consecutively elected from the Bankipur Assembly Constituency, securing victories in 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2025, thereby becoming a five-time MLA. He has also held key portfolios like Road Construction, Urban Development & Housing and Law in the Bihar Government as a Cabinet Minister.

Alongside his legislative career, Nabin has played a significant role in party organisation, holding national and state-level leadership positions. He has also been entrusted with important organisational responsibilities in states such as Sikkim and Chhattisgarh.

- ANI