The Bharatiya Janata Party has said it will declare the name of its next national president on January 20. The process will begin a day earlier, on January 19, when nominations for the post are scheduled to be filed.
Party sources indicate that the position is likely to go to Nitin Nabin, who is currently serving as the BJP’s national working president. The Bihar leader, a five time MLA, was appointed to the working president’s role on December 14 last year, a move widely seen within the party as a signal of generational change in the leadership.
Nabin is expected to submit his nomination next week and is likely to be elected unopposed, as there is little indication of any other senior leader entering the race. According to sources, there is broad consensus within the party in his favour.
The leadership transition follows a familiar pattern within the BJP. J P Nadda was first made national working president in June 2019 before taking over as party chief, succeeding Amit Shah after being elected unopposed on January 20, 2020.
At 45, Nabin is among the younger leaders in the party’s top ranks. He is the son of late BJP stalwart and former MLA Nabin Kishore Prasad Sinha. Within the organisation, he is considered ideologically committed and closely aligned with the party structure, with roots in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
He represents the Bankipur assembly constituency in Bihar and has served twice as a minister in the state government, adding administrative experience to his organisational role.
The formal election process will begin on January 19, and BJP chief election officer K Lakshman is expected to officially announce the name of the new national president on January 20.
