The BJP parliamentary board, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday appointed Bihar Road Construction Minister Nitin Nabin as the national working president of the party.

Nabin, 45, will function as the national working president until the full election to appoint the BJP national president is held, while J P Nadda continues in the post until a full-term president is formally appointed.

Considered close to both the RSS and the BJP, Nabin is a several-term MLA from Bankipur and was recently inducted into the Bihar cabinet as minister for road construction.

He inherited his political legacy from his father, Nabin Kishore Prasad Sinha, who was also an MLA from Bankipur.

Nabin has been actively involved in various youth movements during his tenure with the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Mor

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