Nitin's 'Nabin' team: BJP hits reset button with eye on UP and 'Mission 2029'

Nitin's 'Nabin' team: BJP hits reset button with eye on Uttar Pradesh and 'Mission 2029'

Kunal Varma / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Aug 17, 2026, 21:34 IST

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Both Ram Madhav and Smriti Irani secured key positions in the BJP, while Amit Malviya was dropped from the new team.

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday hit the reset button as party president Nitin Nabin announced a new national team of office-bearers to prepare the party for the upcoming round of assembly elections, leading up to the 2029 Lok Sabha challenge. The party leaders described the newly constituted team as a strategic blend of seasoned administrative and organisational experience, youthfulness, geographic diversity and comprehensive social inclusion.

Here are some highlights of Nitinâs âNabinâ team

The overhauled national team has nearly 50 new office-bearers out of the 65 names announced, signalling a significant break from the past.

The new team has widespread representation, accommodating voices from 23 states and Union territories across the country.

Every major faith is respected and accommodated. The national team has one Sikh member, two Christian members and one member each from Muslim, Jain and Parsi communities.

The youngest BJP chief has opted for a relatively young team. Six office-bearers are below 40 years, 15 are in the 40-49 years age group, and 21 are in the 50-59 years age group.

There are three former chief ministers, 12 women and several experienced MPs in important roles

The committee has four tribal representatives from West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and the North-East, two of whom are women.

Special focus has been placed on the northeast region, with three regional leaders from Tripura, Assam and Nagaland and the continuation of a dedicated North-East Coordination Cell.

"Such balanced appointments empower the incoming national president's executive team to operate with a profound awareness of the nation's vast geographical landscape and regional nuances," the BJP said in a statement.

Focus Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh, which goes to polls early next year, has been the biggest focus in this BJP reset. As many as 8 leaders from Uttar Pradesh have found a place in Nitin Nabin's team, the most notable being Smriti Irani.

Political comeback of many sidelined faces

BJPâs new national team marks the comeback of several leaders who were on the sidelines in recent times. From former Union minister Smriti Irani and RSS veteran Ram Madhav to former chief ministers Biplab Kumar Deb and Tirath Singh Rawat, several BJP leaders who had either slipped out of the party's top organisational structure or seen their political stock diminish have returned to prominent roles in the new national team.

The BJP later brought him back to oversee its Jammu and Kashmir assembly election campaign along with Union minister G Kishan Reddy in 2024.

The 2027 test

The first meeting of the Nitin Nabin's new team is scheduled to be held on August 22, news agency ANI reported citing government sources. However, its first test will be in early 2027 when several states, including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, go to the polls. The BJP has a duanting task at hand in Uttar Pradesh, where the Samajwadi Party and the Congress together pushed it on the backfoot in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.