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Nitin Nabin, born in 1980 and the youngest person to become the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was elected unopposed. Mr. Nabin is not closely linked to the party’s ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS); at present, his legitimacy largely arises from the faith reposed in him by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. His selection is linked to Mr. Shah’s plans for the next general election, but larger considerations at play cannot be ignored. As a xennial, Mr. Nabin is leading the largest party in one of the world’s youngest countries. He began his political career through the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), and steadily rose through the BJP ranks. Elected five times as a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Bankipur constituency in Patna, Mr. Nabin was also a State Minister. He held organisational positions in the BJP, overseeing its work in Chhattisgarh and Sikkim. He made a difference in both States and also won the confidence of party workers. A Kayastha from Bihar, he is known to be collegial. Within the deeply contested caste landscape of BJP strongholds, his social location and demeanour would be considered benign, which works to his advantage