The BJP on Friday released the schedule for the election of its national president, saying nominations for the post will be filed on January 19 and the name of the new president will be announced the next day.
According to party sources, BJP National Working President Nitin Nabin is likely to be elected the National President unopposed, as there is little chance of any other leader contesting the elections.
BJP’s National Returning Officer K. According to the organizational election schedule released by Laxman, nominations for the election of party president can be filed between 2 pm and 4 pm on January 19 and nominations can be withdrawn between 5 pm and 6 pm on the same day.
Scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on January 19 between 4 pm to 5 pm. “If necessary, voting will be held on January 20 and the name of the new BJP national president will be officially announced on the same day,” Laxman said.
According to sources, Nabin is likely to replace JP Nadda as the BJP national president as the party leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, is supporting his candidature for the post.
Incidentally, Nadda was first appointed as the national working president of the BJP in June 2019 and was eventually elected unopposed to the post of national president of the party on January 20, 2020, succeeding Amit Shah.
Son of late BJP veteran and former MLA Naveen Kishore Prasad Sinha, 45-year-old Naveen is seen as a dynamic leader within the party, who is ideologically firm and completely dedicated to the organisation. He belongs to RSS.
Nabeen represents the Bankipur Assembly constituency in Bihar and has served as a minister in the Government of Bihar twice.
