Nitin Nabin takes charge as BJP national working president

Newly appointed BJP National Working President Nitin Nabin took charge of his new post after reached the party headquarters in Delhi on Monday.

He was greeted by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Minister JP Nadda. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan was also present when Nabin took charge as the new party president.

Nabin arrived at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here from Patna in the afternoon, a day after his appointment to the party post.

He was received at the airport by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and several other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders.

Gupta and several of her ministerial colleagues were also present at the party headquarters when Nabin took charge.

Nabin, a Bihar cabinet minister, was on Sunday appointed as the BJP national working president and will likely succeed JP Nadda as its national president. This signals a generational shift in the ruling party.

Nabin, 45, is the son of late BJP veteran and former MLA Nabin Kishore Prasad Sinha and comes from the RSS background.

A five-time MLA, Nabin represents Bankipur assembly constituency in Bihar and has served twice as a minister in the Bihar Government.

The BJP constitution mandates that the national president can remain in office for two consecutive three-year terms.

Nabin could helm the organisation in 2029 when the next Lok Sabha polls are scheduled, as did his two predecessors, Nadda and Amit Shah.

Nabin started his career with the youth wing of the BJP, BJYM, and was later appointed its state president and national general secretary.

(With PTI inputs)