BJP's command will be snatched from the hands of JP Nadda, party will announce new president soon

New Delhi: The election of the new president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to replace outgoing president JP Nadda is likely to be held by the end of February. A senior party official gave this information. Party sources said that under the ongoing organizational elections, the voting process in more than half of the party's state units is likely to be completed by mid-January. After this process, the process of election of the new national president will begin. A senior leader said the tenure of nearly 60 per cent of BJP state unit presidents has expired and new presidents are likely to be elected in their place by the middle of next month.

There is a provision in the BJP constitution that organizational elections should be completed in at least half the state units before starting the process of electing the national president. “We hope that the new BJP president will take charge by the end of February,” the official said. Asked if the new BJP president could be someone who is currently serving as a Union minister, he said it could be from the government or organisation, anyone and no final decision has been taken yet. Has gone.

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Nadda took command in February 2020

Nadda is the Union Health Minister. Incidentally, he also took over the post of National President of the party in February 2020. The tenure of the party president is three years but Nadda's tenure was extended in view of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. After this election, the BJP led National Democratic Alliance returned to power.

Nitin Gadkari and Rajnath have also been presidents

According to the party's law, only one can be made the national president who has been a member of the party for at least 15 years. Earlier, from 2010 to 2013, the command of the organization was with Nitin Gadkari. Apart from this, Rajnath Singh was the National President of BJP from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2014. Amit Shah headed the BJP from 2014 to 2020.