The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday appointed Nitin Nabin, a cabinet minister in the Bihar government, as the party’s national working president. The BJP parliamentary board picked Nabin for the post.
"Bharatiya Janata Party's parliamentary board has appointed Nitin Nabin, a minister in the Bihar government, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s national working president with immediate effect," BJP national general secretary Arun Singh said in a notification.
Incumbent BJP national president JP Nadda, who took charge in January 2020, has completed his full term. He was given multiple extensions to continue leading the party through important political milestones, including the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The latest organisational reshuffle comes at a time when the BJP is in the process of transitioning its top leadership structure.
Who is Nitin Nabin?
- Nitin Nabin is a seasoned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Bihar and a key figure in the state's politics.
- Born in Patna, he is the son of the late Nabin Kishore Prasad Sinha, a veteran BJP leader and former MLA.
- Nitin Nabin entered active electoral politics following his father's demise.
- He currently serves as a minister in the Nitish Kumar–led Bihar government, holding the Road Construction portfolio.
- Nabin is a five-time MLA. He first entered the Bihar Assembly in 2006, winning a by-election from Patna West.
- He later went on to win four consecutive Assembly elections from the Bankipur constituency in 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2025.
- In the 2020 Assembly elections, he registered a decisive victory by defeating Luv Sinha, son of actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha, by a wide margin.
- In the recently concluded Bihar Assembly elections, Nabin registered another emphatic win from Bankipur, defeating his nearest rival by a margin of over 51,000 votes.
- In 2008, in the BJP, he served as a National Executive Committee Member of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha and Co-in-charge of the Youth Wing. In 2010-2013, he became the National General Secretary of the Yuva Morcha.
- From 2016-19, he has held the post of the Yuva Morcha State President in Bihar and was the BJP Election In-charge in Sikkim in 2019. In June 2019, he was made the Sikkim State BJP Organisation In-charge.
Grateful to the top leadership: Nitin Nabin
After being appointed as BJP National Working President, Nabin said, "I am grateful to the top leadership of the BJP, PM Narendra Modi for giving me the opportunity, trusting me to serve as BJP National President. We are also constantly learning from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, we progressed by learning from him, he guided me like a guardian... I also want to thank the Parliament Board Members... I will be working to strengthening the party from booth level to national level... We will working to strengthen the BJP with an approach of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas. I also thank all the party workers..."
Nabin will visit Delhi on Monday and will be at the BJP headquarters at 11 am.
PM Modi lauds Nitin Nabin
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Nitin Nabin after he was appointed as the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) national working president. Taking to X, the Prime Minister lauded Nabin's political journey and described him as a committed and hardworking karyakarta (party worker) who has steadily risen through the organisation. In his message, PM Modi highlighted Nabin's dedication to the party and his extensive organisational experience. "Nitin Nabin Ji has distinguished himself as a hardworking Karyakarta. He is a young and industrious leader with rich organisational experience and has an impressive record as MLA as well as Minister in Bihar for multiple terms," the Prime Minister added.
The Prime Minister also underlined Nabin's work as a public representative and minister in Bihar. He said that Nitin Nabin has diligently worked to fulfil people's aspirations and is widely known for his humble nature and grounded style of functioning within the party and government. Expressing confidence in the newly appointed National Working President, PM Modi said, "I am confident that his energy and dedication will strengthen our Party in the times to come."
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