The Bharatiya Janata Party has formally started the process to elect its next national president, with senior leaders coming together to support Nitin Nabin for the top post. On Monday, nomination papers for the party’s 45-year-old working president were submitted at the BJP headquarters, marking an important step in the leadership transition.
A group of top leaders, including BJP President J.P. Nadda and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, presented one set of Nitin Nabin’s nomination documents to the party’s Returning Officer, K. Laxman. The event was attended by several prominent figures such as Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, and senior leaders Dharmendra Pradhan, Bhupendra Yadav, and Kiren Rijiju, reflecting broad support for Nabin’s candidature.
Later in the day, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, along with other state-level leaders, submitted another set of nomination papers in Nitin Nabin’s favour. The presence of multiple Chief Ministers, including Yogi Adityanath, Pushkar Singh Dhami, Nayab Singh Saini, and Pramod Sawant, further underlined the strong backing he enjoys across different states.
Nitin Nabin was appointed as the BJP’s working president last month and is seen as a leader with organisational experience and growing influence within the party. His nomination has been viewed by party insiders as a move towards continuity and stability in the BJP’s central leadership.
The election of the BJP national president follows a structured internal process. The final decision is made by an electoral college that includes members from the party’s national council and various state councils. The entire procedure is supervised by the party’s national returning officer to ensure fairness and transparency.
As per the BJP’s constitution, a candidate for the national president’s post must have been an active party member for at least 15 years and completed four full terms of membership. To propose a name, at least 20 members from a state’s electoral college must jointly support the candidate. Additionally, such proposals must come from a minimum of five states where national council elections have already been completed.
