India, Dec. 16 -- Nitin Nabin, the newly-appointed national working president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was on Monday given a rousing reception at the party headquarters in Delhi as he assumed charge of his new role in the presence of several senior leaders, including party chief JP Nadda and Union home minister Amit Shah.

Nabin, 45, a minister in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Bihar, was appointed as the BJP national working president - a post carved out in the party in 2019 - on Sunday.

"He took over as the working president.and will over the course of the month get acquainted with his role and other organisational duties," a party functionary said.

A five-time legislator, Nabin is expected to be form...