Bihar Minister Nitin Nabin Appointed As BJP’s National Working President

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday appointed Bihar minister Nitin Nabin as its National Working President.

An official order issued by BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh said the appointment,

approved by the party’s Parliamentary Board, would come into effect immediately.

“The BJP Parliamentary Board has appointed Shri Nitin Naveen, Minister, Government of Bihar, as the National Executive President of the Bharatiya Janata Party,” the order stated.

Nabin currently serves as a minister of Road Construction in the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government.

Incumbent national president JP Nadda, appointed in January 2020, has already completed his full term. He was granted extensions to lead the party through key events, including the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

The organisational reshuffle came at a time when the party is transitioning its top leadership structure. The suspense over who will succeed JP Nadda as the next national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) persisted for several months before Nabin’s appointment.

Who Is Nitin Nabin?

Belonging to the Kayastha community, Nabin is the MLA from Bankipur constituency and minister of Road Construction in the Bihar government.

Born in Patna, he is the son of late Nabin Kishore Prasad Sinha, a veteran BJP leader and former MLA. Nabin entered active electoral politics following his father’s demise.

Nabin has been elected as an MLA four consecutive times — in 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2025 Assembly polls — since his by-election victory in 2006.

In the recently held polls, Nabin defeated Rekha Kumari of the RJD by a margin of over 51,000 votes.

Wishes Pour In

After the announcement, several leaders congratulated the newly appointed party chief.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Nabin 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.

“Shri Nitin Nabin Ji has distinguished himself as a hardworking Karyakarta. He has diligently worked to fulfil people’s aspirations. He is known for his humble nature and grounded style of working. I am confident that his energy and dedication will strengthen our Party in the times to come. Congratulations to him on becoming the BJP National Working President,” he said in a post on X.

Shri 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. He has diligently worked to fulfil people’s…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 14, 2025

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, “Heartfelt congratulations to the young and energetic leader from the soil of Bihar, Shri @NitinNabin, on being appointed as the National President of @BJP4India. He is a dedicated worker and a person endowed with imaginative capacity. Under the inspiring leadership of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi, he will surely succeed in taking the BJP to new heights of success. Best wishes to him for the success of his tenure.”

बिहार की धरती से आने वाले युवा और ऊर्जावान नेता श्री @NitinNabin को @BJP4India के कार्यकारी अध्यक्ष नियुक्त किए जाने पर हार्दिक बधाई। वे एक कर्मठ कार्यकर्ता और कल्पना क्षमता के धनी व्यक्ति हैं।

प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi के प्रेरक नेतृत्व में वे भाजपा को सफलता की नई…

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) December 14, 2025

BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya said, “Heartiest congratulations to Shri Nitin Nabin on being appointed as the National Working President of the BJP. Young, dynamic, and ideologically rooted, he is deeply committed to the organisation. His tenures as a Minister in Bihar and his role as Prabhari of Chhattisgarh have been truly outstanding, marked by effective leadership and organisational strength.”

Heartiest congratulations to Shri Nitin Nabin on being appointed as the National Working President of the BJP.

Young, dynamic, and ideologically rooted, he is deeply committed to the organisation. His tenures as a Minister in Bihar and his role as Prabhari of Chhattisgarh have… pic.twitter.com/rpJU7nEOg2

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) December 14, 2025

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary said, “I thank PM Modi and the top leadership of the party for appointing Nitin Nabin as the National Working President of the party…Under the leadership of Nitin Nabin, the BJP will continue to get strengthened across the nation.”

#WATCH | Patna, Bihar | On Bihar Minister Nitin Nabin appointed as the National Working President of the BJP, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary says, “I thank PM Modi and the top leadership of the party for appointing Nitin Nabin as the National Working President of… pic.twitter.com/Id9snihjw4

— ANI (@ANI) December 14, 2025

How BJP Elects Its President?

The BJP’s internal elections follow a hierarchical sequence that starts from the grassroots. First, booth presidents are elected. Once at least half of them are in place, elections for mandal (block-level) presidents begin. The process then moves up to district presidents, then to state unit heads, and finally culminates in the election of the national president.

Despite the detailed process, elections for the top post are often uncontested, typically a single nomination is filed after extensive consultations between the BJP brass and the RSS.