Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with BJP President Nitin Nabin at the party headquarters in Delhi on May 4, 2026 [1].

The meeting marks the first official day for Nabin as the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The event was intended to boost party morale as the organization prepares for upcoming elections [2, 3].

During the visit, a garland was used to felicitate the leaders, though accounts of the exchange differ. Some reports said that Modi arrived at the headquarters and was presented with a garland [3]. Other reports, citing a viral video, said Modi refused to accept the garland and instead presented it to Nabin [4].

Additional reports said that Nabin felicitated the Prime Minister with the garland [5]. In a separate gesture, Modi congratulated Nabin and referred to the 45-year-old president as his "boss" [2, 6].

The event took place amid slogans and a surge of supporters at the Delhi headquarters [3]. The gathering served as a public display of unity between the party's top executive leadership and its organizational head [2].

“The event was intended to boost party morale as the organization prepares for upcoming elections.”

The public exchange between Modi and Nabin signals a strategic effort to project internal cohesion. By referring to the party president as his 'boss,' the Prime Minister emphasizes the formal hierarchy of the BJP, which is a critical signal for party discipline and stability as they enter a new election cycle.