Nitin Nabin takes over as new BJP chief HIGHLIGHTS: Nitin Nabin thanks PM Modi and party workers

Newly elected BJP National president Nitin Nabin said, "Today's moment is a moment of resolve for me. Today, I am not just assuming a position. I am accepting the ideology, traditions, and the responsibility of a nationalist movement of this party, and on this occasion, I also pay my respects to all my senior colleagues. Today, 140 crore Indians are connecting themselves with the dream of a developed India and are working to take the country forward. I express my heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister for this."

Newly elected BJP National president Nitin Nabin said, "Today, first and foremost, I express my heartfelt gratitude to all of you. You have given an ordinary worker like me the opportunity to reach this highest position in the party, and I bow before you all for this. Prime Minister, I express my heartfelt gratitude to you because we, as ordinary workers, have always observed from afar how you are continuously working for the service of the nation."

"I remember the first time I participated in a program with you in Anand, Gujarat. I was the National General Secretary at the time, and I saw you listening to each and every person during the Sadbhavana Mission program. And after the program ended, when you spoke to us in your green room, you explained with such emotion why so many people from Gujarat had come. That day, I understood that a person becomes great when they connect themselves with the emotions of the people."

Newly elected BJP National President Nitin Nabin addresses party leaders and workers at the party headquarters in Delhi.

PM Modi said, "Nitin Nabin is now BJP president. His responsibility not limited to party, it is also to ensure coordination in NDA." 

BJP workers in Patna celebrate with firecrackers as Nitin Nabin takes charge as the party's National President.

BJP gives platform to regional aspiration, which forms support for national ambition, said PM Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "The BJP is a culture. The BJP is a family. Here, we have relationships that go beyond mere membership. The BJP is a tradition that is driven by process, not by position. Our presidents change, but our ideals do not. The leadership changes, but the direction remains the same. The BJP's spirit is national, because our connection is local. Our roots run deep in the soil. That is why the BJP provides a platform for regional aspirations. It makes them the foundation for national ambitions, and that is why today people from every corner of the country are with the BJP, are joining the BJP, and not only that, anyone who wants to begin their political journey finds the BJP's entry point to be the best and safest option."

Nitin Nabin has youthful energy and long experience of working in organisation, this will be useful for every party worker, said PM Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Nitin Nabin ji will carry forward the legacy of the BJP. To put it in the language of today's youth, Nitin ji himself is, in a way, a millennial." "The next 25 years are very important. This is the period when a developed India is to be built, and it is destined to happen. At the beginning of this crucial period, our Nitin Nabin ji will carry forward the legacy of the BJP. To put it in the language of today's youth, Nitin ji himself is, in a way, a millennial. He belongs to the generation that has witnessed major economic, social, and technological transformations in India. He belongs to the generation that received information from the radio in their childhood and is now an active user of AI. Nitin ji possesses both youthful energy and extensive experience in organisational work. This will be very beneficial for every worker of our party."

At the BJP headquarters in Delhi, PM Modi said, "When it is about the party, Nitin Nabin is the boss, and I am a party worker."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "On behalf of the millions of party workers across the country and myself, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all the former presidents for their invaluable contributions..."

As Nitin Nabin takes charge as BJP national president at the party headquarters in Delhi, PM Modi said, "I extend my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Nitin Nabin ji on being elected as the president of the world's largest political party. For the past several months, the organisational exercise, from the party's smallest unit to the election of the national president, has been a comprehensive process carried out in a hundred percent democratic manner, strictly adhering to the spirit of the BJP's constitution and every guideline laid down in it."

Outgoing BJP national president and Union Minister JP Nadda addresses party leaders and workers at the party headquarters in Delhi. He said, "Under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi ji and the chairmanship of Nitin Nabin ji, the Bharatiya Janata Party will bloom the lotus in Bengal in the coming times. We will form the government in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu. We will return to power in Assam, and we will deliver good results in Kerala as well. We are moving forward with this confidence." 

"I have tried to fulfil the responsibilities to the best of my limited abilities, with the cooperation of all of you. While fulfilling this responsibility, if I have said anything that has hurt anyone's feelings, I apologise for it... Nitin Nabin ji will leave no stone unturned in taking this party, this great party, the world's largest party, forward with full strength. And all of us together will cooperate with him and take the party to new heights, and we will make the lotus bloom in the new places and states where we have not yet succeeded."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses party leaders and workers at the party headquarters as Nitin Nabin has been elected as the new national president of the BJP.

Union Minister and outgoing BJP president JP Nadda said, "It is a historic occasion today when young, energetic, talented Nitin Nabin is assuming charge as the president of Bharatiya Janata Party which is world's biggest party. On behalf of myself and crores of party workers, I congratulate him." 

Outgoing BJP national president and Union Minister JP Nadda addresses party leaders and workers at the party headquarters in Delhi. He said, "You (Nitin Nabin) have taken on the responsibility as the 12th National President of such a great party. Many congratulations and best wishes to you."

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) officially announced Nitin Nabin as its new national president at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the event, alongside Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and other senior leaders. 45-year-old Nabin was elected unopposed as the party's 12th national president, making him the youngest to hold the post. Earlier on December 15, he had taken charge as the national working president of the BJP. READ

BJP formally announced Nitin Nabin as its new national president. K Laxman, Returning Officer for BJP organisational elections, hands over certificate of election to Nitin Nabin. PM Modi, ex-BJP President J P Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari greet Nitin Nabin on election as BJP national president.

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. 

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitates newly elected BJP national president Nitin Nabin at the BJP headquarters in Delhi.

Nitin Nabin elected as the national president of Bharatiya Janata Party.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was felicitated at the BJP headquarters. Outgoing BJP national president JP Nadda, BJP national working president Nitin Nabin, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also felicitated. Nitin Nabin will take charge as the BJP national president today.   

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at BJP headquarters as Nitin Nabin prepares to take charge as party national president. Loud chants of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai!' echo in the background, capturing the festive energy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the BJP headquarters; received by BJP national working president Nitin Nabin and Union Minister and outgoing BJP national president JP Nadda. BJP national working president Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as the BJP national president today.

Union Minister and outgoing BJP national president JP Nadda and BJP national working president Nitin Nabin interact with each other at the BJP headquarters.

BJP workers and supporters celebrate in Bankipur as BJP national working president Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as the BJP national president today. Nitin Nabin is a five-time Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly representing the Bankipur constituency.

 "This is selection, not election. BJP runs on the whims of 'those two'," said Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Nitin Nabin taking charge as new BJP chief. 

BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri said, "Rahul Gandhi only talks about Gen-Z, but here is a 45-year-old youth who is becoming the national president of BJP. The message is clear that under the leadership of PM Modi, any party worker can become the national president of the party. That is what democracy is."

Jubilant scenes unfold in Patna as BJP workers celebrate the formal takeover of Nitin Nabin as the new National President of the party. Party workers can be seen cheering, waving BJP flags, and posing with portraits of Nitin Nabin, distributing sweets. 

BJP national working president Nitin Nabin arrives at the BJP headquarters. He is set to take charge as the BJP national president today.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives at the BJP headquarters as BJP national working president Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as the BJP national president today.

Chief Ministers, Deputy Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states and Union Ministers are present at the BJP headquarters as BJP national working president Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as the BJP national president today.

Top BJP leaders take seat at party headquarters ahead of Nitin Nabin taking charge as national president.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkar arrives at the BJP headquarters as Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as the party’s National President.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives at the BJP headquarters as BJP national working president Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as the BJP national president today.

Nitin Nabin to take charge as BJP National President, BJP leader Kapil Mishra said," It is a historic day and a new beginning. In the BJP, any ordinary party worker can reach any post within the party and also in the government.

As Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as BJP president, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said, "This is a matter of great joy for us because for the first time, a person from Bihar has become the national president of BJP. Bihar has recently given such a big victory to the BJP, so this is an example of how the party honours and loves those who give it so much affection."

Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and other leaders present at the BJP headquarters. BJP national working president Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as the BJP national president today.

As Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as the BJP National President today, BJP leader Locket Chatterjee said, "Nitin Nabin will move the youth of the country forward under the leadership of PM Modi." 

EAM Dr S Jaishankar arrives at the BJP headquarters as BJP national working president Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as the BJP national president today.

Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai arrives at the BJP headquarters as BJP national working president Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as the BJP national president today.

Union Minister and outgoing BJP national president JP Nadda arrives at the BJP headquarters. BJP national working president Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as the BJP national president today.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath arrives at the BJP headquarters as BJP national working president Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as the BJP national president today.

As Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as BJP National President, BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi says, "Nitin Nabin is 45 years old. He has a long time ahead of him. We are all very positive."

On Nitin Nabin taking charge as the BJP National President today, party MP Anurag Thakur said, "I congratulate him on becoming the BJP National President. PM Modi gave a message to the youth that they should join politics. BJP has made a 45-year-old youth as its national president. I would like to tell Gen-Z that on one side, it is the BJP, and on the other side are familial parties. This new young president will strengthen the party. We will win not only in West Bengal but also in Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Puducherry."

Nitin Nabin is the latest link in the chain of BJP presidents -- Atal Behari Vajpayee became the first BJP president in 1980 and was succeeded by Lal Krishna Advani in 1986 who held the post for three terms. Others who have held the position include Murli Manohar Joshi, Kushabhau Thakre, Bangaru Laxman, Jana Krishnamurthi, Venkaiah Naidu, Rajnath Singh (twice), Nitin Gadkari and Amit Shah.

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Nitin Nabin impressed the BJP central leadership as the party co-in charge of the November 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, where BJP pulled off a surprise win by beating chief minister Bhupesh Baghel of the Congress. In the Lok Sabha elections, he repeated the success formula. The BJP won 10 of the 11 seats in Chhattisgarh.

Five-time Bihar MLA Nitin Nabin took the political plunge in 2006 after the death of his father Nabin Kishore Prasad Sinha, who was a BJP MLA. According to a party leader, 45-year-old, a Kayasth by caste, may be young but has a lot of experience in governance and working for the people and the organisation. Born in Ranchi, now in Jharkhand, Nabin is married to Deepmala Shrivastava and the couple has a son and a daughter. He has been known to win elections with huge margins, starting with the first bypoll he contested in 2006 which he won by nearly 60,000 votes. He won the latest one, earlier this year, by more than 51,000 votes. 

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma arrives at the BJP headquarters as BJP national working president Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as the BJP national president today.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, and Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari arrive at the BJP headquarters as BJP national working president Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as the BJP national president today.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi arrives at the BJP headquarters as BJP national working president Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as the BJP national president today.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami arrives at the BJP headquarters as BJP national working president Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as the BJP national president today.

As Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as BJP National President, party leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh said," After the nomination process, Nitin Nabin will take charge as the National President. Be it Congress, RJD, Samajwadi Party, TMC, all these are familial parties."

As Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as BJP National President, BJP leader Dr Guru Prakash Paswan said, "As a resident of Bihar, a BJP worker, today is a historic and glorious moment of which we are witnesses. Nitin Nabin is our MLA, a minister in the Bihar government, and has been the president of the youth wing. There is tremendous enthusiasm, energy; under Nitin Nabin's leadership, BJP will certainly move rapidly towards its ultimate glory."

As Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as BJP president, Former Bihar Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad said, "There cannot be a greater moment of happiness for any political worker than becoming the national president of the BJP. This is also a huge responsibility, and this responsibility has come to a son of Bihar."

On Nitin Nabin taking charge as the newly-elected BJP national president, Bihar Minister Dilip Jaiswal said, "This is an opportunity that the BJP's top leadership and the National Council have given him, as he (Nitin Nabin) is going to become the National President today. In the coming time, the BJP wants to connect with the thinking of the new generation and the youth while strengthening the party's ideology. Nitin Nabin ji himself is young and also has both political and administrative experience. As you know, he has been a five-time MLA, then a minister in the Bihar government, and has served as in-charge of Sikkim and as co-in-charge and in-charge of Chhattisgarh as well. This decision will send a positive message among the youth, and the inclination of young people towards the BJP will increase. In the coming time, the party's organisation will become even stronger."

Bihar BJP president Sanjay Saraogi on Nitin Nabin being elected as party's national president said, "When the announcement was made on January 15, he had already become the leader of the nation, today he has formally become the national president (of BJP). For the first time, someone from Bihar has become the national president of the world's largest party. It is a matter of great happiness and all the workers are enthusiastic. We are delighted because today the person with whom we have worked for 20 years has become the national president of our party."

As newly-elected BJP national president Nitin Nabin along with Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, Ministers Parvesh Verma, Manjinder Singh Sirsa offers prayers at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, Manjinder Singh Sirsa said, "I extend my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Nitin Nabin ji... It is a matter of great joy and pride that before taking, he chooses to begin his day by visiting the Gurdwara. This is a moment of great honour for all of us."

Newly-elected BJP national president Nitin Nabin along with Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, offers prayers at Valmiki Temple.

Newly-elected BJP national president Nitin Nabin along with Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, Ministers Parvesh Verma, Manjinder Singh Sirsa offers prayers at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib.

On Nitin Nabin taking charge as the BJP national president, party leader Pramod Kumar said, "Nitin Nabin ji has been elected, and no other nomination was filed against him. On this occasion, I want to convey a message to the people of the entire country, Bihar, and to all democratic parties across the world. This is the BJP, the largest party in the world, which has elevated a booth-level worker to the highest position and given him the best and most prestigious responsibility. For this, I extend my heartfelt salutations and congratulations to the BJP's top leadership."

BJP National Working President Nitin Nabin offers prayers at the Hanuman Mandir located in the Connaught Place area. He is set to take charge as the BJP national president today.

BJP National Working President Nitin Nabin offers prayers at Delhi's Jhandewalan Temple. He is set to take charge as the BJP national president today.

Celebration outside the BJP headquarters in Delhi as Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as BJP national president today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend the event at around 11:30 am today. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are also expected to be present, BJP sources told ANI. According to a press release issued on January 16 by K Laxman, the National Returning Officer for the party's organisational elections, ‘Sangathan Parv’, senior BJP leaders will participate in the programme.

BJP working president Nitin Nabin is all set to become youngest party's national president, with officially assuming the charge today. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to officially announce its new National President on January 20 at the party headquarters in New Delhi. BJP mentioned that the official announcement process regarding the National President will take place between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm. Nitin Nabin is currently serving as the working president.

Five-time Bihar MLA Nitin Nabin was on Monday elected unopposed as the BJP national president, the youngest ever to occupy the top party post at a time when the saffron party seeks to further expand its footprint with key state elections around the corner. Nabin, 45, emerged as the sole candidate for the post with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders filing nomination papers in his support. Nabin will be formally declared as BJP president on Tuesday signalling a generational shift in its top organizational leadership and a new era in the party, which was founded in 1980, the same year he was born.