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Nabin team likely to reserve 13 posts for women
India TV··17 Aug
BJP president Nitin Nabin was expected on 17 August to unveil his first national organisational team. Party sources told India TV that 33 percent of posts would go to women, 13 of 38. The exercise was linked to Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur next year. Youth representation was also named after recent student protests.
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What It Means For You
- If you follow BJP organisation, sources said 13 of 38 national posts in Nabin's first team would be reserved for women.
- Voters in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur can note the revamp was timed ahead of those Assembly elections.
- Anyone watching youth outreach can see state units were told youth-wing presidents should preferably be below 35.
What's Happening
- On 17 August 2026, party sources said BJP president Nitin Nabin was set to announce his national organisational team.
- The planned roster was described as 38 posts, with 33 percent earmarked for women.
- Names in circulation included Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur, Vinod Tawde and Sunil Bansal; the list had not been formally notified at the time of reporting.
Why This Team Is Being Watched
- Nabin became BJP national president in January 2026 at 45, the youngest to hold the post.
- Sources said only two or three of the existing general secretaries were likely to continue.
- The party constitution already provides 33 percent reservation for women in organisational posts; this team is the first test of that quota under Nabin.
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