Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi (SR)
New Delhi, Jun 18: Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah for believing in him and having faith in him, the newly appointed working president of BJP, JP Nadda on Monday said he will do his best to strengthen BJP and that he considers serving the party as worship. "I will try to strengthen the party as its worker and serving the party is like worship for me," Nadda said.
During its parliamentary board meeting on Monday, BJP appointed former union minister, J P Nadda as its working president while Amit Shah continues as party's national president.
J P Nadda, through his official twitter account, also praised PM Narendra Modi for being an inspiration for him and he tweeted that the party got huge support from the people of the country because of Modi’s leadership.

Appreciating Amit Shah, J P Nadda tweeted that under his leadership the party touched new heights which is exemplary and in the same way he will also serve the party.
Former party president and defence minister Rajnath Singh, under BJP's highest decision-making body attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah, decided Nadda’s appointment as the new working president.
PM Narendra Modi congratulated Nada for the new endeavor and tweeted 'he is a diligent 'karyakarta' (worker) of the party, who has risen through the ranks due to his hardwork and organisational skills. Humble and affable, he is widely respected across the BJP family'.
Several BJP leaders and union ministers also congratulated Nadda on his new role.
While Shah's tenure ends in December 2019, Nadda, currently BJP's parliamentary board secretary, will continue as working president till the BJP's organisational elections are over.
Born in Patna to a Brahmin family from Himachal Pradesh, Nadda represents Himachal Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha. He was the health minister in the Modi government in the previous term. He started his political career as student leader and was elected as secretary of the Patna University in the 1977 student elections.