Nitin Nabin Takes Charge As New BJP Chief Ahead Of Crucial State Elections

Last Updated:January 20, 2026, 11:53 IST

At 45, Nitin Nabin is the youngest leader to be elected as the BJP national head and is the 12th president of the party.

Nitin Nabin takes charge as new BJP president. (Image: PTI)

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday finally announced Nitin Nabin as the party’s new national president.

Senior BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, outgoing BJP president JP Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and several union ministers, attended the event as Nabin took charge as the party’s new national president.

Who Is Nitin Nabin?

Nitin Nabin was named as the BJP national president, with no other candidates in the fray. His candidature was backed by Prime Minister Modi.

He is the son of the late senior BJP leader and four-time Bihar Assembly legislator Nabin Kishore Prasad Sinha. He entered politics in 2006 following his father’s death, reportedly after he won a by-election from Patna West.

At 45, Nitin Nabin is the youngest leader to be elected as the BJP national head and is the 12th president of the party.

Who Backed Nabin’s Candidature?

Nitin Nabin was elected the BJP national president on Monday after 37 sets of nomination papers backing his candidature were submitted to K Laxman, the Returning Officer for the election.

PM Modi, Union Ministers including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Dharmendra Pradhan, Bhupendra Yadav, Kiren Rijiju, Hardeep Puri, outgoing president JP Nadda, were among the leaders who backed Nabin’s nomination.

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