BJP Sets Presidential Election Timetable as Nitin Nabin Poised to File Nomination

Overview

• Nominations will be accepted on January 19 from 2–4 pm, with scrutiny 4–5 pm, withdrawal 5–6 pm, and polling on January 20 if required, followed by the announcement the same day.
• Nitin Nabin, currently national working president, is expected by party sources to be the lone candidate and to be elected unopposed.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to be the main proposer for Nabin, with several BJP chief ministers and senior leaders set to be present at party headquarters.
• The president is chosen by an electoral college of National and State Council members, which totals roughly 5,700 for this cycle under the party’s rules.
• Eligibility rules require 15 years of primary membership, four terms as an active member, and at least 20 proposers drawn from a minimum of five states, with JP Nadda’s tenure concluding upon the new election.