New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to elect a new National President in March. The election for the National President is set to take place after the party's state units hold their respective elections.
This process was initially supposed to be completed in January, but due to the Delhi Assembly elections and pending elections in several state units, the selection of a new president has been delayed.
About The Election Process
According to the BJP's constitution, the election of the National President requires that at least 50 percent of the state units have already elected their respective presidents. Therefore, the election process at the state level is being expedited.
Along with the state presidents, members of the electoral college for the National President are also selected. Currently, out of 36 states, elections have been completed in only 12, meaning elections for state presidents need to be conducted in at least six more states.
As per BJP sources, elections for state presidents in major states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and Haryana are expected to be completed within the next week or ten days. In Bihar, the current president is likely to continue. After that, the election for the BJP National President will take place.
The election of district presidents in Uttar Pradesh will be completed in the next three to four days, after which the election for the Uttar Pradesh BJP President will follow. Uttar Pradesh is expected to have a new state president within a week or ten days.
JP Nadda was first appointed as the BJP's acting National President on June 17, 2019, and remained in this role until January 20, 2020. On January 20, 2020, he was formally elected as the 11th National President of the party and has held this position since then
Under Nadda's leadership, the BJP contested elections in 35 states and won in 16 states. Similarly, in the Lok Sabha elections, the party secured victory and returned to power.
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