Nitin Nabin to file nomination papers today for BJP national president

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has formally initiated the election process for its next national president, with senior leaders filing nomination papers for Nitin Nabin, the 45-year-old national working president, at the party headquarters here on Monday.

BJP President J.P. Nadda and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh submitted the first set of nomination papers to Returning Officer K. Laxman, in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and other prominent leaders including Dharmendra Pradhan, Bhupender Yadav and Kiren Rijiju.

Additional sets of nominations were subsequently presented by Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and leaders from several states, underscoring broad support for Nabin.