Senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, including almost all BJP chief ministers, state unit presidents and prominent office-bearers, will converge at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Monday for the filing of nomination papers for the election of the party’s national president.
BJP national working president Nitin Nabin is set to file his nomination for the post and is likely to be elected unopposed as the party’s 12th national president, party sources said. His candidature has the backing of the party’s top leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
According to the election schedule announced by BJP national returning officer K Laxman, nominations for the post of national president will be filed between 2 pm and 4 pm on Monday. The name of the new party chief will be announced the following day after the completion of the election process.
Scrutiny of nomination papers will take place between 4 pm and 5 pm on January 19, while withdrawals will be permitted between 5 pm and 6 pm on the same day.
“Almost all of our chief ministers will be present on the occasion. Besides, all the BJP state unit presidents and other prominent leaders of the party will also be present here,” a source in the BJP maintained.
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Nabin, a five-time MLA from Bihar, was appointed as the BJP’s national working president recently and is now poised to take charge as the party’s national president.
The BJP national president is elected by an electoral college comprising representatives from the party’s national council and state councils. The entire process is overseen by the party’s national returning officer.
As per the BJP constitution, the name of a candidate for the post can be jointly proposed by at least 20 members of the electoral college of a state. The candidate must have completed four terms as an active member and have at least 15 years of party membership.
The constitution also stipulates that such a proposal must come from no fewer than five states where elections to the national council have been completed.
Announcing the election schedule on Friday, K Laxman had said, “The polling will be held, if needed, on January 20 and an official announcement of the name of the new BJP national president will be made the same day.”
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