On Monday, January 12, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced that Nitin Nabin is the sole candidate for the position of national president after the nomination process concluded at the party’s headquarters in Delhi.
At 45 years old, Nabin is currently the party’s national working president and has received 37 valid nomination papers, making him the only candidate put forth for consideration by the returning officer.
Out of these, 36 were submitted by representatives from various states and union territories, while one nomination came from the BJP’s National Council and Parliamentary Party, endorsed by prominent leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and outgoing president JP Nadda.
Prime Minister Modi congratulated Nabin via X, stating, “Met BJP National Working President Shri Nitin Nabin Ji. Congratulated him on his new responsibility and wished him the very best in his endeavours to strengthen the Party at the grassroots. I am confident that his organisational and administrative experience will be an asset for our Party as we all work together to fulfil people’s aspirations.”
With no other candidates having filed nominations, Nabin is set to be elected unopposed as the BJP’s 12th national president, indicating a generational shift in the party’s leadership.
The official announcement is anticipated on Tuesday morning, January 20, during an event at the party headquarters, which PM Modi is expected to attend.
Nitin Nabin’s political journey
Nitin Nabin is an Indian politician and organizational leader within the BJP. He comes from a political lineage; his father, the late Nabin Kishore Prasad Sinha, was a prominent BJP leader and a four-time legislator in the Bihar Assembly.
Nabin entered active politics following his father’s passing, first getting elected in a 2006 by-election to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Patna West. After delimitation, he has represented the Bankipur constituency and was re-elected in 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2025.
A seasoned legislator, he has held multiple ministerial positions in the Bihar government, including road construction, urban development and housing, and law & justice, accumulating significant administrative experience before advancing to national responsibilities.
Within the party, Nabin’s leadership journey encompasses roles in the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) and includes serving as the state president of the BJYM in Bihar, along with organizational responsibilities in other states, which enhanced his profile as a national leader.
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Married to Deepmala Shrivastava, he is a father to a son and a daughter, and is viewed within the BJP as part of the party’s initiative towards younger leadership as they approach a busy election calendar.
(Edited by : Shoma Bhattacharjee)
First Published: Jan 19, 2026 7:47 PM IST
