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Akhilesh Sinha

25 June 2025 at 2:53:54 pm

BJP's Gen-Z Power Play

Forty-five-year-old Nitin Nabin formally takes charge as party’s youngest president New Delhi:  In a historic move since the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) formation, 45-year-old youth leader Nitin Nabin has been elected unopposed as the party's 12th national president. In handing the reins to Nabin, the BJP has reaffirmed its commitment to a developed India by 2047 through the vigor of young energy. On Tuesday, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former president J.P. Nadda,...

BJP's Gen-Z Power Play

Forty-five-year-old Nitin Nabin formally takes charge as party’s youngest president New Delhi:  In a historic move since the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) formation, 45-year-old youth leader Nitin Nabin has been elected unopposed as the party's 12th national president. In handing the reins to Nabin, the BJP has reaffirmed its commitment to a developed India by 2047 through the vigor of young energy. On Tuesday, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former president J.P. Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, and Amit Shah, Nabin formally assumed charge at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi during the organization's foundation day celebrations. With the responsibilities now squarely on his young shoulders, Nabin faces an immediate litmus test in the upcoming assembly elections across five states. Giant Leap By appointing its youngest-ever national president, the BJP has taken a giant leap in Indian politics, channeling youth power toward building a developed India. This contrasts sharply with Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's repeated calls to Gen Z to rally against the Modi government and BJP-efforts that yielded no success, whether in the Bihar assembly polls or the recent Lok Sabha elections. Despite Congress projecting the 55-year-old Gandhi as a youth icon, even posters in his Rae Bareli parliamentary constituency ahead of a rally depicted him in an Indian cricket team jersey alongside Akhilesh Yadav, branding Gandhi as "Team India captain" to target young voters. The BJP's bold choice has rattled opposition parties while signaling a generational shift within its ranks, rallying young talent to shape India's future. However, Nabin must prove his mettle as an organizational leader. Assembly elections loom in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry-states where, barring Assam, the BJP confronts stiff challenges. Nabin's biggest test lies in securing victories for the BJP in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, where regional parties dominate and the BJP struggles against entrenched dominance. At the event, Prime Minister Modi accused infiltrators of plundering the nation, asserting that India will never accept them. The BJP has spotlighted demographic changes driven by infiltrators in West Bengal and Assam as key issues. Modi also hailed the BJP-NDA's wins in recent municipal elections in Maharashtra and Kerala. Underscoring the party's culture, he remarked: "People think Modi became chief minister at such a young age and has been head of government for the past 25 years. But above all, I am a karyakarta (worker). I accept that Nitin ji is my "Boss" now. I've submitted my report card, and he will evaluate my work." Modi emphasized that the BJP is more than a party, it's a Sanskar (value system), a family where "membership" transcends into deep "relationships." He described it as a tradition driven not by positions but by processes: "Here, assuming office is a system, but responsibilities last a lifetime. Presidents change, but ideals don't. Leadership evolves, but direction remains steadfast."   In his address, Nabin urged youth to enter politics, echoing PM Modi's call on August 15, 2024, for young people to join public life. "Distance from politics isn't the solution-active participation is," he said. "But politics isn't a shortcut or a 100-meter sprint; it's a long marathon testing stamina, not speed. We must strengthen our roots and bat steadily on the political pitch." Defining politics as sadhana (devotion) rather than power, he added: "In our party, politics is not about wielding power but practice; not indulgence but sacrifice; not luxury but penance; not a position but accountability."   Nitin Nabin and PM Modi's speeches signal the BJP's intent to harness youth power alongside the organization to build a developed India, mounting a direct challenge to Rahul Gandhi's Gen Z appeals.   • Outpacing Rahul's Gen-Z Calls, BJP Bets Big on Youth Marathon for Viksit Bharat • I accept that Nitin ji is my "Boss" now. I've submitted my report card, and he will evaluate my work.: PM Modi • Nabin urged youth to enter politics, echoing PM Modi's call on August 15, 2024, for young people to join public life. "Distance from politics isn't the solution-active participation is needed," he said.

Clever seat selection helped BJP to secure historic win

The party won 65 seats against Congress, 37 against NCP (SP) and 29 against Shiv Sena (UBT)

Clever seat selection

Mumbai: The BJP’s strategic seat sharing with the allies has proved beneficial for the party. An analysis of the Assembly election results show that the BJP has scored over its main rival, the Congress, in a big way because of the direct fights.


The analysis shows that BJP defeated all three constituents of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) – Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) – in the direct fights. This is attributed as one of the reasons for the BJP’s historic poll success.


The BJP contested 147 out of 288 seats. In 76 constituencies, it faced Congress. BJP secured victory in 65 seats and lost only 11 seats, making it a whopping 86 per cent of the total direct fights. This was followed by an even stronger performance against NCP (SP). Of the total 39 fights with Sharad Pawar’s party, BJP captured 37 seats making it 95 per cent of the total fights with NCP (SP). BJP and Shiv Sena (UBT) were head-to-head in 32 constituencies, of which BJP emerged victorious in 29 seats, making this 91 per cent of the total direct contests.


According to a BJP strategist the party had bargained hard with its allies, Shiv Sena and NCP to get the desired constituencies in the seat sharing formula. “We had studied to potential candidates of the MVA. That helped us in choosing the seats where we can register comfortable victories,” the strategist said.


BJP spokesperson Niranjan Shetty attributed the success to all the party workers who worked hard to boost development, infrastructure in the state. He gave credit to Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for his contribution to the party’s success.


Shetty pointed out that in 2019, Uddhav Thackeray had stalled all the “novel” and “legendary” projects that Fadnavis had started when he had taken over as CM, making it very easy for the people of Maharashtra to strike a comparison between both the leaders and the potential they had for serving the people. “Devendra Fadnavis gave up his post very easily for the larger good. There are many such examples like Venkaiah Naidu who was BJP National President and later worked as the Vice President of India because that was the need of the hour. We seldom care about our posts,” Shetty told The Perfect Voice.


Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe refused to call the election results as the people’s mandate. “This is not at all a Janata mandate. Despite Maharashtra struggling with so many basic social issues, how can BJP acquire such a huge mandate is the question. If a student copies and fails with just passing marks, it can go unnoticed, but if a student copies and bags the number one position, something is fishy. Why is the BJP scared of ballot papers?” he said.

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