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Leaders from <strong>Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Assam, Jharkhand<\/strong>, and several other states extended their support by submitting nomination papers.<\/p>\n<p>The 45-year-old Nitin Nabin is widely expected to be elected <strong>unopposed as the BJP\u2019s 12th national president<\/strong>, with top leadership, including <strong>Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/strong> and <strong>Amit Shah<\/strong>, backing his candidature.<\/p>\n<p>The BJP national president is elected by an electoral college comprising members of the party\u2019s <strong>national council and state councils<\/strong>, with the process overseen by the national returning officer.<\/p>\n<p>As per the BJP constitution, a candidate must be proposed jointly by at least <strong>20 members of a state\u2019s electoral college<\/strong>, and such proposals must come from <strong>a minimum of five states<\/strong> where elections to the national council have been completed. 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