Several leaders and chief ministers of BJP-ruled states reached the party headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday as Nitin Nabin is set to take charge as the party’s national president.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai reached the BJP headquarters. Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari was also present.
Union Minister and outgoing BJP national president JP Nadda also reached the party headquarters to participate in the event.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also arrived to participate in the program. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju also attended the programme.
There was a festive atmosphere at the BJP headquarters in the national capital on Tuesday before Nitin Nabin took charge.
BJP MP Manan Kumar Mishra lauded the appointment of Nitin Nabin as national president, saying the party aims to give opportunities to young leaders and Nabin’s experience will help the party achieve even better results.
Manan told reporters, “The party has resolved to take forward the youth leadership. He is young and also very social. He has a lot of experience. Our party is the largest party in the world. Even better work will be done under his leadership.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend the program at around 11:30 am. BJP party sources told ANI that Home Minister Amit Shah and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will also attend the event. According to the press release issued on January 16, ‘Sangathan Parv’ national reporter K Laxman will also be present.
BJP said that the process of official announcement regarding the National President will take place between 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.
Nitin Nabin currently serves as the acting chairman.
The process of election for the post of BJP national president has started as 30 out of 36 state presidents have been elected, crossing the required 50 per cent threshold. The election schedule was announced on January 16, 2026, along with the voter list.
As per schedule, the nomination process concluded today, January 19, 2026, between 2 pm to 4 pm. A total of 37 nomination papers were received in favor of Nitin Nabin for the post of national president, which included proposals from top leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader K Laxman also announced that Nitin Nabin has been proposed for the post of BJP national president after 37 nomination papers were received in his favour.