{"id":36901,"date":"2026-01-20T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=36901"},"modified":"2026-01-20T18:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:05:00","slug":"modis-bjp-eyes-youth-vote-to-elect-youngest-ever-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=36901","title":{"rendered":"Modi&#8217;s BJP eyes youth vote to elect youngest-ever president"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday chose a little-known legislator from India\u2019s poorest state as the party\u2019s youngest president, marking a generational shift aimed at retaining young voters.<\/p>\n<p>Nitin Nabin, 45, takes over from outgoing president JP Nadda, 65, months ahead of key state elections, including in West Bengal, a state the BJP has never won but is strongly targeting.<\/p>\n<p>A five-time lawmaker from the eastern state of Bihar, Nabin was elected unopposed as the BJP\u2019s 12th president after Modi and other leaders proposed him. Hundreds of party workers watched at BJP headquarters in New Delhi as Nabin, with his forehead smeared in vermillion and shoulders wrapped in a scarf bearing the party symbol, took the oath of office before Modi and four past presidents.<\/p>\n<p>\u0928\u0908 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0932\u092f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092c\u0938\u0947 \u092f\u0941\u0935\u093e \u0905\u0927\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u0942\u092a \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0928\u093f\u0924\u093f\u0928 \u0928\u092c\u0940\u0928 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u092d\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0902\u092d\u093e\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0935\u0938\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u091c\u094b\u0936 \u0914\u0930 \u0909\u0924\u094d\u0938\u093e\u0939 \u0928\u0947 \u0928\u0908 \u090a\u0930\u094d\u091c\u093e \u0938\u0947 \u092d\u0930 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0964 @BJP4India @NitinNabin pic.twitter.com\/ZQ1XyAdLpm<br \/>\n\u2014 Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 20, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Read More: India&#8217;s Taliban gamble meets tyranny of geography<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to the party, I am a worker and he is my boss,\u201d Modi, 75, said, pointing to Nabin, who will serve a three-year term.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech, Nabin praised Modi as a generational leader and urged young people to take an active part in politics. More than 40% of India\u2019s one billion voters are aged between 18 and 39, according to Election Commission data and analysts.<\/p>\n<p>\u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f \u0905\u0927\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u093e \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u092d\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0902\u092d\u093e\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u0928\u093f\u0924\u093f\u0928 \u0928\u092c\u0940\u0928 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924-\u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u092c\u0927\u093e\u0908 \u090f\u0935\u0902 \u0936\u0941\u092d\u0915\u093e\u092e\u0928\u093e\u090f\u0902\u0964 \u0935\u0947 \u0907\u0938 \u0905\u0939\u092e \u092a\u0926 \u092a\u0930 \u092a\u0939\u0941\u0902\u091a\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092c\u0938\u0947 \u092f\u0941\u0935\u093e \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0905\u0925\u0915 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0930\u092e \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u092e\u0930\u094d\u092a\u0923 \u092d\u093e\u0935 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u0917\u0920\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u093e\u092f\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0935\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092a\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u091c\u093f\u092e\u094d\u092e\u0947\u0926\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0928\u093f\u092d\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u094b\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u0924\u0915 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u092b\u0930 \u0924\u092f \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/TVrJPmIw0z<br \/>\n\u2014 Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 20, 2026<\/p>\n<p>The BJP suffered a shock setback in the 2024 general election, as Modi lost his parliamentary majority after 10 years in power and had to rely on regional allies to form a government. Since then, the party has regained ground, winning key state and civic body elections. BJP and its allies now govern 19 of India\u2019s 28 states.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday chose a little-known legislator from India\u2019s poorest state as the party\u2019s youngest president, marking a generational shift aimed at retaining young voters. 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