Overview
- Nitin Nabin is slated to file his nomination on January 19, with the new BJP chief expected to be declared on January 20 if no rival candidate emerges.
- JP Nadda chaired a meeting in Delhi to finalise the election schedule and logistics, with BL Santosh, Sunil Bansal, Arun Singh and Tarun Chugh in attendance.
- Multiple nomination sets are planned, including one backed by Narendra Modi, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and JP Nadda, according to party sources.
- Senior leaders, state presidents and BJP chief ministers have been asked to be present in Delhi, and Chief Election Officer K. Lakshman will announce the result.
- Nabin, a five-time MLA from Bihar appointed working president in December, is positioned as a younger, organisation-focused successor with RSS support.