Overview
- Returning officer K. Laxman formally declared Nitin Nabin elected at the Sangathan Parv and handed over the certificate as he assumed office at BJP headquarters in New Delhi.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him, called him “my boss” on party matters, and emphasized coordination with National Democratic Alliance partners.
- The Union Home Ministry has granted Nabin Z-category CRPF security, with armed commandos assigned for his movements across the country.
- Nabin’s immediate brief is to lead the party’s efforts in assembly polls in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
- At 45, the five-time Bihar MLA and former state minister becomes the BJP’s youngest president after resigning his cabinet post in December, even as opposition parties criticized the uncontested process.