India, Jan. 21 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party's decision to appoint Nitin Nabin as its national president is being seen by BJP leaders in Bihar as recognition of years of grassroots work, organisational discipline and a conscious generational shift within the party's leadership. They have also sought to place the moment in a longer historical arc, invoking Bihar's legacy of national leadership.

Senior BJP figures from the state said Nabin's rise-from student and youth politics to the party's top organisational post-reflected the BJP's emphasis on cadre-based politics and sustained engagement at the booth and panchayat levels.

BJP MP from Bettiah Sanjay Jaiswal, who is also the party's chief whip in the Lok Sabha, said the appointment und...