Modi’s Surprise Pick Again: Who Is Nitin Nabin And Why Delhi Didn’t See Him Coming? |
Under the leadership of Modi, the BJP has a habit of shocking people and the nation. The BJP’s latest pick for the working president, Nitin Nabin, who presumably will take over as the party president, is the latest in the line.
As his name hit the headlines, Delhi journalists started calling each other, with only one question: Who is this man? Many of them had no clue whatsoever. Don’t be fooled if these journalists start saying now that they knew him intimately.
Even the writer of this column had no idea who he was. I contacted many fellow reporters and journalists and researched him online. In fact, all the people I called were in shock. A few of them, in fact, cursed, as Delhi journalists have very big egos and feel extremely embarrassed and hurt when something happens in the corridors of power about which they are clueless.
Bragging and name-calling come naturally to them. However, since Modi became the Prime Minister, these journalists have been feeling helpless and powerless. Probably because no one has any information about what is going on in the minds of Modi and Amit Shah.
Nitish Nabin is a five-term MLA from Bihar. He belongs to the Kayastha community, which is traditionally considered caste-neutral in a caste-divided society like ours. Apparently, he has done good work as the........