Nitin Nabin to take charge as BJP National President today

January 20, 2026

New Delhi: Nitin Nabin was elected the BJP National President during the organisational event (Sangathan Parv) on Tuesday at the party headquarters in New Delhi, becoming the youngest leader to hold the post.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Nabin on his appointment.

Outgoing BJP national chief J.P. Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and National Returning Officer for BJP’s ‘Sangathan Parv’ K. Laxman were present at the stage.

#WATCH | Delhi: Outgoing BJP national president JP Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, felicitated newly elected BJP national president Nitin Nabin at the party headquarters in Delhi pic.twitter.com/4AL3YgdLeC

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During this, K. Laxman announced Nitin Nabin as the new BJP National President and handed him the election certificate.

Several other senior leaders of the party, including all the Union Ministers and Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states, national office bearers, state unit presidents, and members of the party’s national executive committee, were also present at the headquarters during the Sangathan Parv.

The BJP on Monday declared Nitin Nabin as the sole candidate for the post of National President after the nomination and scrutiny process concluded without any other contenders, paving the way for his unopposed election as the party’s 12th national chief.

In an official announcement issued late on Monday, National Returning Officer K. Laxman said that only one name, that of Nitin Nabin, remained in the fray following the completion of the nomination process and the withdrawal window.

The Returning Officer confirmed that 37 sets of nomination papers had been received in support of Nabin between 2 and 4 p.m., all of which were found valid after scrutiny. No withdrawals were recorded, and no other candidates filed nominations. The election process gained momentum after 30 out of 36 BJP’s state presidents were elected, surpassing the minimum requirement of 50 per cent under the party Constitution.

Earlier, on January 16, 2026, the notification for the schedule of events was issued, and the electoral roll was published. Nominations opened and closed on Monday, with the scrutiny completed shortly thereafter. Nabin, the 45-year-old National Working President appointed on December 14, 2025, has received overwhelming backing from the BJP’s top leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and outgoing party President J.P. Nadda.

Senior BJP leaders, Chief Ministers, and representatives from multiple states submitted nomination papers in Nabin’s favour earlier on Monday, signalling strong organisational consensus. As the sole candidate, Nabin is set to be formally elected by the electoral college comprising members of the BJP’s national council and state councils.

The process aligns with BJP rules, which require a candidate to be proposed by at least 20 electoral college members from a state and to have a minimum of 15 years of party membership. Nabin’s rise is seen as a strategic move to infuse youthful leadership into the party organisation while preserving continuity.