Nitin Nabin
Nabin in 2025
11th National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 January 2026
Preceded by Jagat Prakash Nadda
National Working President of Bharatiya Janata Party
15 December 2025 – 20 January 2026
Preceded by Jagat Prakash Nadda
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 April 2026
Preceded by Prem Chand Gupta
Constituency Bihar
Minister of Road Construction of Bihar
In office
26 February 2025 – 16 December 2025
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Preceded by Vijay Kumar Sinha
Succeeded by Dilip Kumar Jaiswal
In office
9 February 2021 – 9 August 2022
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Preceded by Mangal Pandey
Succeeded by Tejashwi Yadav
Minister of Urban Development & Housing of Bihar
In office
20 November 2025 – 16 December 2025
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Preceded by Jibesh Kumar
Succeeded by Vijay Kumar Sinha
In office
15 March 2024 – 26 February 2025
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Preceded by Tejashwi Yadav
Succeeded by Jibesh Kumar
Minister of Law & Justice of Bihar
In office
15 March 2024 – 26 February 2025
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Preceded by Shamim Ahmad
Succeeded by Mangal Pandey
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
24 November 2010 – 30 March 2026
Preceded by Constituency established
Succeeded by TBA
Constituency Bankipur
In office
11 May 2006 – 24 November 2010
Preceded by Nabin Kishore Prasad Sinha
Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Constituency Patna West
Personal details
Born Nitin Nabin Sinha
(1980-05-23) 23 May 1980 (age 45)[1]
Ranchi, Bihar, India
(present-day Jharkhand)
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse Dr. Deepmala Shrivastava
Occupation Politician

Nitin Nabin (born 23 May 1980) is an Indian politician, political organiser, and activist who has been serving as the 16th national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since January 2026 and an MP in the upper chamber of the Indian Parliament, the Rajya Sabha since April 2026.[2][3] He was the national working president of the Bharatiya Janata Party from December 2025 to January 2026.[4][5] He is the youngest president of the party, rising to the post at the age of 45. He also served as a minister in the Nitish Kumar–led Government of Bihar, holding the Ministry of Road Construction portfolio from 2024 to 2025 and Ministry of Urban housing and development and Ministry of Law and Justice. He represented the Bankipur constituency in the Bihar Legislative Assembly.[6]

Early life and education

Nitin Nabin Sinha was born on 23 May 1980 in Ranchi, Jharkhand in a Hindu Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha family. He is the son of veteran BJP leader and former MLA Nabin Kishore Prasad Sinha. Following his father's death in 2006, he entered active electoral politics.[7]

He completed his intermediate education in 1998 from C. S. K. M. Public School, Delhi.

Political career

Nabin won his first election in a by-election from Patna West in 2006 and became a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.[8]

After constituency delimitation, he began representing the Bankipur seat. He has been re-elected in the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections. In the 2025 election, he secured 98,299 votes and defeated Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Rekha Kumari by a margin of 51,936 votes.[9]

Nabin has held multiple ministerial portfolios in the Government of Bihar. He served as Minister of Road Construction from February 2021 to August 2022 and was reappointed to the same portfolio in February 2025 and served till December 2025. Between March 2024 and February 2025, he served as Minister of Urban Development & Housing and Minister of Law & Justice. His tenure had included initiatives related to road infrastructure, urban housing and welfare measures such as support for journalists and incentives for ASHA and Mamta workers.

In March 2026, BJP nominated Nabin as a candidate for Bihar in the 2026 Rajya Sabha elections, which he ultimately won. He assumed office in April.[10][11][2]

Party organisation roles

Nabin has held several organisational positions within the BJP. He has served as National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) and State President of BJYM Bihar.[12] During his association with BJYM, he participated in youth mobilisation campaigns, including the National Unity Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir and a tribute march from Guwahati to Tawang commemorating the martyrs of the 1965 war. He has also served as BJP in-charge for Sikkim and as co-in-charge for Chhattisgarh, contributing to organisational activities and electoral campaigns in those states.[13]

Nabin with President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in 2026

National President of BJP

In December 2025, the BJP parliamentary board appointed Nabin as the National Working President of the party. He succeeded J. P. Nadda as national president in January 2026.[14][15]

Political timeline

  • 1980 – Born on 23 May in Ranchi, Bihar (formerly)
  • 1998 – Completed intermediate education
  • 2006 – Won by-election from Patna West and became MLA
  • 2010 – Re-elected as MLA from Bankipur
  • 2015 – Re-elected as MLA from Bankipur
  • 2020 – Won fourth consecutive term as MLA
  • 2021–2022 – Minister of Road Construction, Bihar
  • 2024–2025 – Minister of Urban Development & Housing and Law & Justice, Bihar
  • 2025 – Re-elected as MLA from Bankipur
  • December 2025 – Appointed National Working President of BJP[16][17]
  • January 2026 – Appointed National President of BJP
  • March 2026 - Elected as Rajya Sabha member from Bihar.[10][18][2]

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Rajya Sabha elections highlights on March 16, 2026: Nitish Kumar, Nitin Nabin win from Bihar; BJP wins 3 in Odisha". The Hindu. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  3. ^ "Nitin Nabin elected national BJP president unopposed: To take charge January 20; PM Modi to attend event". Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Bihar minister Nitin Nabin appointed BJP's National Working President". India Today. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.[dead link]
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  6. ^ "Who is Nitin Nabin: 45 year old leader takes charge as the youngest ever BJP chief - BusinessToday". Business Today. 20 January 2026.
  7. ^ "BJP leader Navin Kishore dead". The Times of India. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  8. ^ "BJP's Nitin Navin wins Patna West seat". The Times of India. 27 April 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Bankipur Assembly election result 2025: Nitin Nabin wins by over 51,000 votes". India Today. November 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  10. ^ a b "BJP president Nitin Nabin set for Rajya Sabha entry; party rewards performers with tickets". The Hindu. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  11. ^ "রাজ‍্যসভার প্রার্থী বাছাইয়ে শিকে ছিঁড়ল 'আদি' নেতার, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ থেকে রাহুল সিংহকে মনোনয়ন, বিহার থেকে নবীন নিতিন" ['Old' leaders gets a break in Rajya Sabha candidate selection, Rahul Singh nominated from West Bengal, Nabin Nitin from Bihar]. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 3 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  12. ^ "BJP MLA Nitin Nabin appointed BJYM Bihar president". News18 Hindi. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  13. ^ "Nitin Nabin takes charge of Chhattisgarh BJP, replaces Om Mathur". The Statesman. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  14. ^ "Nitin Nabin Becomes BJP National President, Succeeds JP Nadda". Bru Times News.
  15. ^ "Nitin Nabin elected BJP national president unopposed in move seen as generational shift". telegraphindia. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  16. ^ "BJP gets new chief: Bihar minister Nitin Nabin appointed national working president; to replace JP Nadda". The Times of India. 14 December 2025. Archived from the original on 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  17. ^ "Nitin Nabin takes charge as BJP working president". The Hindu. 15 December 2025. Archived from the original on 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  18. ^ "NDA wins on all five Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar". News On AIR. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.