Overview
- Party sources say Nabin will file his nomination on January 19, with the formal declaration planned for January 20.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to act as proposer during the nomination, indicating top-level endorsement.
- The contest is being treated within the BJP as largely procedural following Nabin’s stint as working president and broad organisational support.
- His formal elevation was delayed until the end of the inauspicious period known as kharmas on January 14 after his mid-December appointment.
- Nabin, 46, is a five-time MLA from Bankipur with nearly two decades of organisational experience, including roles in the BJYM and as election in‑charge.