JP Nadda takes over as BJP Party President succeeding erstwhile Amit Shah

BJP's working president JP Nadda is set to officially take over as new party president replacing erstwhile Amit Shah who holds a larger responsibility as a Home Minister. Nadda who was Union Health Minister during 2014-2019 period, was made party's working president after Amit Shah became Home Minister following PM Mod's landslide victory in 2019.

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Elected upposed

time for filing mination for post of BJP President is said to be from 10 am to 12:30 pm. However, Nadda will be elected upposed. Almost all Union Ministers except those who are on Kashmir's visit will be present at election. Chief Ministers from BJP ruled states have also attended Nadda's election as party president. He is said to be 14th party president. Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari have also been present at ceremony.

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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has called it an occasion for celebration for largest party in world. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar while congratulating JP Nadda said that election procedure in party runs from grass-root level to top post. "Or political parties belong to one family, whereas our whole party itself is one family", said Javadekar asserting confidence that party will prosper under leadership of Nadda as it did during Amit Shah's leadership.

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Nadda has also been a Cabinet Minister from 1998 to 2003, in charge of health and n forest, environment and science ministry with Himachal Pradesh government from 2008-2010. Amit Shah had written to Prime Minister in June 2019 requesting that his job of party chief be given to someone else as he had to focus completely on responsibilities of being Home Minister.

However, Shah remained President of party since June 2019 for completing organisational restructuring commitments with Nadda as working president.

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