Himachal Pradesh has been honoured with the appointment of former Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda as the working president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said here Tuesday.
Addressing the party workers at the BJP headquarters-- Deep Kamal--Thakur said heading the biggest political party of the world after belonging to a state that had a population of just 70 lakh was a real honour.
Nadda had a vast experience and had served the government and the party at different levels, he said, adding that the BJP would continue winning people's trust and serving society by building a strong, developed and inclusive India under Nadda's able leadership.
Thakur said, "It is a matter of honour for the state and its people that the state today has representation both in the government as well as in the party at the Centre."
Satti said, "It is indeed a moment of pride for the people of Himachal Pradesh that JP Nadda rose from a party worker of the state to the top post of the world's biggest political party."