India, Jan. 20 -- Five-time Bihar MLA Nitin Nabin was on Monday elected unopposed as the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), becoming the youngest leader at 45 to assume the party's top organisational post. His election comes at a crucial time as the BJP looks to expand its footprint with key Assembly elections approaching in several states.

Nabin emerged as the sole candidate for the post, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leaders filing nomination papers in his support. He will be formally declared BJP president on Tuesday, marking a generational shift in the party's leadership. Founded in 1980, the BJP enters a new phase under a leader born the same year.

A low-profile and unassuming leader, Nabin r...