Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Bihar Minister and MLA Nitin Nabin on December 15 took charge as the Bharatiya Janata Party National Working President in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah and the party’s National President JP Nadda.
Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Delhi BJP Chief Virendraa Sachdeva and other party senior leaders were also present on the occasion. Nitin Nabin, 45, is the youngest BJP National Working President. A five-time MLA from Bihar, Nabin currently serves as the state’s Road Construction Minister and has previously held portfolios including Urban Development and Housing and the Law Department. Nitin Nabin arrived at the BJP headquarters in Delhi amid rousing sloganeering by the party’s workers. He paid his tributes to Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and Pandit Deem Dayal Upadhyaya at the party headquarters. The son of veteran BJP leader Navin Kishore Prasad Sinha, Nabin, combines administrative experience with a long organisational career within the party.
Nabin expressed gratitude to the people of Bihar and his constituency, crediting their blessings for his elevation to the national role. “People of my constituency gave me blessings. With their blessings, this is happening,” he said. He also acknowledged the guidance and encouragement of PM Modi and senior BJP leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, for entrusting him with the responsibility. “I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the central leadership, Prime Minister, Home Minister, Defence Minister and everyone in the central leadership for giving me this opportunity. I have the Prime Minister’s blessings, and I will further advance the guidance and leadership he has provided.”, Nabin added.