How does BJP elect its party President?
The story so far: For the past year, J.P Nadda, the incumbent president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has been on an extended tenure as the party sought to maintain stable leadership during a Lok Sabha election year. With its most recent membership drive crossing the 100 million-mark, the BJP is currently holding polls for its State party units. Following this, a new party President will be elected, as per tradition — unanimously and with the approval of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).Since its inception, the BJP has always chosen its president after a ‘co-ordination’ meeting with the RSS where a suitable candidate who has majority support on both sides is selected. However, during the Lok Sabha campaign, Mr. Nadda’s assertion that the BJP was ‘capable to run on its own’ had ...