Nitin Nabin’s Shock Rise At BJP Hints At Nadda Shake-Up From South
Hyderabad: In a surprising departure from tradition, the BJP Parliamentary Board appointed 45-year-old Bihar minister Nitin Nabin as its national executive chairman; This is a position stipulated by the party’s statutes.
This first-of-its-kind move has sparked speculations – Is it paving the way for a new national president to replace incumbent JP Nadda?
Nabin, who holds the public works portfolio in the Nitish Kumar government and is a four-time MLA from Patna’s urban bastion Bankipur, boasts of his battle-tested credentials. Working under party veteran Om Mathur, Nabin orchestrated the revival of the BJP in Chhattisgarh after Raman Singh’s defeat in 2018.
Born in Patna to late BJP stalwart and three-time MLA Nabin Kishore Prasad Sinha, Nabin entered politics after his father’s death, building on his roots in the ABVP and decades of grassroots grind. He comes from the influential Kayastha community and blends youth with organizational savvy.
Insiders see this as a tactical bridge. A senior party organizer said anonymously: “The standing rules do not allow for a working president, so this surprise Parliamentary Assembly election makes room for Nabin as full president while making room for a senior and experienced leader – a southern face who will likely boost Tamil Nadu’s 2026 polls and benefit from the BJP’s breakthrough Kerala local body victory.”
