India, Dec. 14 -- The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday appointed Bihar minister Nitin Nabin as the National Working President of the party.

"Bharatiya Janata Party's parliamentary board has appointed Nitin Nabin, a minister in the Bihar government, the Bharatiya Janata Party's national working president with immediate effect," BJP national general secretary Arun Singh said in a notification.

Following the announcement, PM Modi congratulated the BJP leader, saying he is confident that his energy and dedication will strengthen the party.

"Shri Nitin Nabin Ji has distinguished himself as a hardworking Karyakarta. He is a young and industrious leader with rich organisational experience and has an impressive record as MLA as well as Mi...