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New Delhi: The BJP on Friday announced the schedule for the upcoming polls to choose the next party president.
A notification, issued by presiding officer and senior party leader K Laxman, stated that nominations were scheduled for January 19, with the official results to be declared on January 20.
The notification stated that nominations were to be filed between 2 pm and 4 pm on Monday, with scrutiny to be conducted between 4 pm and 5 pm. Withdrawals were allowed between 5 pm and 6 pm.
“The election will be conducted on Tuesday if the need arises; otherwise, the announcement will be made the same day,” the notification said.
The election is expected to be an unopposed affair, as were the cases with outgoing president J P Nadda and his predecessor Amit Shah.
The newly-appointed working president of the party, Nitin Nabin, is expected to take over the reins of the party.
Nabin, who is the BJP's second working president, would then be the saffron party's youngest president.
While the party does not mandate a working-president post, it is now expected of an upcoming president to take up the position before being appointed to the top post.