Overview
- Nitin Nabin will file his nomination on January 19, with party sources indicating he is likely to be elected unopposed.
- He is slated to assume charge as national president on January 20 under the party’s internal election schedule.
- Within 24 hours he has convened a top-level meeting on January 21 bringing together national office-bearers, state presidents, organisation general secretaries, and all state in-charges and co-in-charges.
- Early priorities outlined by party reporting include reviving weak units, enforcing discipline, and strengthening booth-level operations for the election season.
- Nabin succeeds JP Nadda as the BJP prepares for polls in key states and Puducherry, where it governs only Assam and shares power in the union territory with the AINRC.