The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to announce the name of its new national president on January 20, marking a significant moment in the organisational leadership of the ruling party. The formal election process will begin a day earlier, on January 19, when nominations for the post are scheduled to be filed, according to an official statement from the party.
Party sources have indicated that the position is likely to be taken over by BJP national working president Nitin Nabin, whose elevation is widely anticipated within organisational circles. Nabin, a five-time legislator from Bihar, was appointed as the party’s national working president on December 14 last year. That appointment was viewed as a clear signal of a generational transition within the party’s top leadership structure.
Nitin Nabin is expected to file his nomination for the top organisational post next week and is likely to be elected unopposed. Senior party functionaries have suggested that there is little likelihood of any other leader entering the race, reflecting a broad internal consensus around his candidature. The BJP has historically followed this pattern in leadership transitions, with consensus candidates being elected without contest.
A similar process was followed in 2019, when the then national working president, Jagat Prakash Nadda, was elevated to the post of national president. Nadda went on to formally assume the role in January 2020, succeeding Amit Shah after being elected unopposed. The precedent has reinforced expectations that the current transition will follow the same organisational template.
At 45, Nitin Nabin is among the younger leaders to be considered for the party’s highest organisational post. He is the son of the late Nabin Kishore Prasad Sinha, a senior BJP leader and former legislator, and is regarded within the party as being ideologically grounded and deeply connected to the organisational framework. He also has a longstanding association with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, which is often seen as an important foundation for leadership roles within the BJP.
Nabin represents the Bankipur assembly constituency in Bihar and has served twice as a minister in the state government, gaining administrative experience alongside his organisational responsibilities. His rise within the party is seen as part of a broader effort to balance experience with generational change at the national level.
The election process will be overseen by BJP chief election officer K Lakshman, who is expected to formally announce the name of the new national president after the completion of the nomination and scrutiny process. As part of the procedure, multiple sets of nomination papers are expected to be filed to demonstrate organisational support.
One set of nominations is expected to carry the signatures of more than 20 elected state BJP presidents, while another will reportedly be endorsed by senior leaders including the Prime Minister, the Union defence minister, the home minister, and the outgoing national president. A third set is expected to include signatures from members of the BJP National Council, underscoring institutional backing for the candidate.
The announcement on January 20 is likely to formally conclude the leadership transition and set the tone for the party’s organisational strategy in the coming years, as the BJP prepares for key political challenges at both the national and state levels.
