Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday showered praise on Nitin Nabin, the youngest to take charge as the BJP national president, calling the latter a "millennial" who will carry forward the legacy of the party. "When it is about the party, Nitin Nabin is the boss, and I am a party worker," the PM told BJP workers.
The Prime Minister commended Nabin for successfully completing all duties assigned to him with full responsibility, while speaking about his generation, wherein people heard the news on the radio in childhood and are now well-versed in using AI.
"To put it in the language of today's youth, Nitin ji himself is, in a way, a millennial. He belongs to the generation that has witnessed major economic, social, and technological transformations in India. He belongs to the generation that received information from the radio in their childhood and is now an active user of AI. Nitin ji possesses both youthful energy and extensive experience in organisational work. This will be very beneficial for every worker of our party," PM Modi said.
The 45-year-old Nabin is the son of late BJP leader and ex-MLA Nabin Kishore Prasad Sinha. He is an undefeated five-time MLA from the Bankipur Assembly Constituency in Bihar.
A millennial is someone who was born between 1981 and 1996. Being born in 1980, the new BJP chief is technically on the cusp of being a millennial.
The Prime Minister further said that the responsibility of the BJP chief is not limited to the party itself, but it is also to secure coordination within the NDA. Calling the party a culture and a family, PM Modi said that the BJP provides a platform for debutants.
"The BJP is a culture. The BJP is a family. Here, we have relationships that go beyond mere membership. The BJP is a tradition that is driven by process, not by position. Our presidents change, but our ideals do not. The leadership changes, but the direction remains the same. The BJP's spirit is national, because our connection is local. Our roots run deep in the soil. That is why the BJP provides a platform for regional aspirations. It makes them the foundation for national ambitions, and that is why today people from every corner of the country are with the BJP, are joining the BJP, and not only that, anyone who wants to begin their political journey finds the BJP's entry point to be the best and safest option," he added.
Later, the Prime Minister was seen feeding laddus to Nabin as he took charge as the BJP president at the party headquarters.
Nitin Nabin won the election to the post of the BJP chief unopposed after emerging as the lone candidate in the organisational poll. He succeeded JP Nadda, who is currently a Union Minister. At the time of his candidate announcement, Nabin held the road and construction, and urban development portfolios in the Nitish Kumar-headed NDA government in Bihar. The 45-year-old later resigned to contest the BJP presidential election.