New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- Nitin Nabin formally assumed charge as the National President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yesterday. The 45-year-old leader succeeded J.P. Nadda, who is currently serving as a Union Minister.

The change of guard took place at the BJP Head Quarters in Delhi in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and other senior party leaders.

Nabin's elevation comes over a month after he was appointed Working President of the BJP. At the time, he was serving as Minister for Road Construction and Urban Development in the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar Government, a post he later resigned from.

Meanwhile, Union...