New Delhi, Jan 20: The BJP has got a brand new President in the form of JP Nadda. At around 2.30 pm, the announcement was made, bringing an end to the Amit Shah era in BJP. The party's Working President Jagat Prakash Nadda won unopposed, sparking celebrations outside the BJP headquarters here on Monday.
Amit Shah himself was among the people who proposed Nadda's name along with Nitin Gadkari and Rajnath Singh. Soon after his annointment, BJP election returning officer Radha Mohan Singh told the media, "I announce JP Nadda as the new BJP President." Shah was also seen hugging Nadda.
The nomination process for the post of the BJP President began at 10 am and went on till 12.30 pm. For the next hour, the filed nomination paper, which was just one, was examined. Party members waitied till 2.30 pm for the candidate to withdraw if he wished to. It was after this that Nadda was declared as the man who would step into the shoes of Amit Shah.
Many in the BJP believe that although Nadda is the BJP chief now, Shah would still make all macro-level decisions like pre poll alliances or top organisational appointments. Nadda would be in charge of monitoring the day-to-day needs of the organisation. BJP sources say that Amit Shah himself wanted an arrangement like this one and personally wanted Nadda to take over. as he helped Shah formulate legislations like Triple Talaq and Citizenship Amendment Act.
The party constitution mandates completion of election of at least 50 per cent of state Presidents for the election of national President to happen. In the last few days, the BJP has completed the election of a slew of state Presidents like in West Bengal, Nagaland among others.
The process of election of the national BJP President is quite elaborate and has been described in detail in the party constitution, which says that the national president shall be elected by an electoral college, comprising members of the national council and the state councils.
"Any 20 members of the electoral college of a state can jointly propose the name of a person, who has been an active member for four terms and has 15 years of membership, for the post of national president. Such joint proposal should come from not less than five states where elections have been completed for the national council. The consent of the candidate is necessary," it says.
Who is JP Nadda?
Jagat Prakash Nadda, 59, who has his roots in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its affiliates, was appointed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national President on Monday, replacing his 'mentor' and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Former environment, health and law minister from Himachal Pradesh, which has just four of the Lok Sabha's 543 seats, Nadda has tried to carve out his own space in national politics with his low profile and astute organisational skills, believe his party leaders.
He rose through the ranks from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the RSS, from where he has managed to build inroads from university to the state politics.
Nadda has been active on the national political scene since 2010 when he was picked by then BJP chief Nitin Gadkari to join his new team. He was made the party's national general secretary.
Born on December 2, 1960, Nadda did his graduation from Patna and holds a post-graduate degree in political science and Bachelor of Legislative Law (LL.B) from Himachal Pradesh University in Shimla.
Starting his political career as a student leader of the ABVP in 1978, Nadda had also worked both with Gadkari and Shah even in the party's youth wing -- the Bharatiya Yuva Morcha -- from 1991 to 1994.
His wife Mallika Nadda, who teaches history at the Himachal Pradesh University and is currently posted in university's campus in Delhi, was an ABVP activist too, and its national general secretary from 1988 to 1999.
In the previous BJP government (2007-12) in the state, Nadda was forced to resign as Forest Minister in 2010 owing to differences between him and then chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal.
He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2012.
Nadda won his first Assembly election from Bilaspur (Sadar) in Himachal in 1993. In 1998, he again won from that seat and became the state Health Minister.
He lost the Assembly elections in 2003, but again won in 2007 and was appointed the Forest Minister in the Himachal Pradesh.
Nadda, as a forest minister, was the brain behind opening forest police stations to check forest crimes, launching community-driven plantation, setting up forest ponds and the massive plantation of deodars to boost the depleting green cover of the 'Queen of Hills', as Shimla was fondly called by the British.
A close confidant of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nadda was among those who were mentioned as likely aspirants to the BJP top post after Rajnath Singh was inducted into the Central government as the Home Minister in 2014.
Later, Nadda was inducted into the union cabinet in its first expansion in 2014 as the Health Minister.
Hailing Nadda's appointment, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur told IANS it is a proud moment that a leader belonging to a small state in the national politics is today the leader of the country's biggest national party.
His father N.L. Nadda, who was a Vice-Chancellor of the Ranchi University, resides in Bilaspur town.
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Who the hell this bastard is to talk about Madrasas. It is sure that this donkey is current day Dajjal and giving this illogic statement on the advice of sangh parivar and bjp leaders. He is definately been paid of a huge amount of money to give this statement on behalf of bjp. He is a shoe licker + pee drinker of bjp leaders. He might be not knowing who are his parents. May Allah give him a taste of Jahannum during his life and let him be given hardest death. Let him beg for death. May Allah's curse be on him and his Masters.
Shia should be deported to Isarel. There is no difference between these two. They are back-stabbers. They cant be frends to anybody. Cheap people who create tension between different communities.
Allahu Subhanahuthala defenitly punshid to you in this duniya and Akira. Please wait and watch. Allah is great. He will show right path to you.
These Hypocrite goons are doing to get protection, favor from the BJP.
He is compromising their holy faith for worldly benefit.
If he has a little branin left in his head, he should study what is Islam.
Non-Muslims they know about Islamic real values than these Hyprocrites.
Such statements only makes their days to be numbered.
Beeing a Shia, Saddam Hussain of Iraq against for shias, because shias are out of Muslim community they are not considered as Muslims, and they have no right to talk about Madarasa and Masjid or Muslims. they are killed in Pakistan every day. insha Allah one day in this world there will not be any shia... Ameen..
Now Rizvibwill be inducted in any reputable company as Director for his comments by Modi/Yogi like Shazia Ilmi.
This retard must be najaayaz aulaad of SSwamy's baap
Modi's Pet
How many Crores this Stupid took from Dongi Modi and his terrorist group for barking this....
Irresponsible statement from a novice.He without any hesitaion plunged headlong in to a non issue,just to appease his BJP masters. His "chamchagiri" will get him some petty benifits. A whole generation is benifited from the Madrasa eductaion! I am a product of a part time madrasa,and done my MBA. All peace loving Indians should stand aganist this kind of nuisance mongers.
Fuck the barking dog
No one in the Muslim community considers Shia as Muslims. Their religion is nothing but a mixture of Shirk, Innovation, superstitious beliefs, & Kufr. So they do not have the right to comment on our Madrasa systems. It is clearly known to every one in the world that Shias promote crime, terrorism especially, Iran. We request our government to kick them out of the country
you are not a muslim u are shia and this type of words is expected from you people
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