New Delhi, (thestates.news)
Softspoken Jagat
Prakash Nadda on Monday elected unopposed as the 11th BJP president succeeding
Mr Amit Shah.
After the expiry of the time for filing nomination, Mr Nadda was declared
elected as the new party chief in presence of Mr Shah among othrs.
Mr Shah, who is now Union Home Minister, handed a bouquet of flowers to his
successor.
Several BJP leaders including Mr Shah, Mr Rajnath Singh, Mr Nitin Gadkari
earlier filed nomination in favour of Mr Nadda who was appointed working
president of the party last year in June.
The candidature of amiable Mr Nadda is said to have clear approval of Mr Shah
and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Born on December 2, 1960 to Narain Lall Nadda and Krishna Nadda, Jagat Prakash
was educated at St Xavier’s School, Patna.
Thereafter he did his BA from Patna College, Patna University and LLB from
Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.
BJP’s presidents include founding fathers Atal Bihari Vajpayee and patriarch L
K Advani, who has been the longest serving party chief for a period of 11 years
spanning over three terms.
However, Mr Advani’s last stint was marred by controversies and in 2005 he had
to move out following much resentment in the saffron camp for his ‘Jinnah was a
secular leader’ remark.
Rajnath Singh had succeeded Advani in December 2005 but his first stint was not
successful as the party had failed to return to power at the Centre in 2009
polls.
However, in his second term from January 2013 till mid 2014, Mr Rajnath has to
his credit for leading the party to major electoral win after having made
Narendra Modi the party’s prime ministerial face brushing aside objections from
towering leaders such as Advani and ‘reservation’ by several others.
List of BJP’s presidents include : Atal Bihari Vajpayee (first after formation
of the party in 1980), L K Advani (three terms), Murli Manohor Joshi, Kushabhau
Thakre, Bangaru Laxman (first Dalit BJP chief), Jana Krishnamurthi, M Venkaiah
Naidu, Rajnath Singh (two terms), Nitin Gadkari and Amit Shah. uni
J P Nadda elected BJP president
