India, Nov. 16 -- Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan's stewardship of the NDA's Bihar campaign has emerged as one of the most consequential political stories within the BJP this year, not just for the victory it delivered but for the questions it has triggered inside the party's top ranks.

The sweep in Bihar has now sparked a new debate both in Patna and Delhi whether Pradhan's performance positions him as a contender to replace J.P. Nadda as the next national president of the BJP.

Within the party, electoral success in a politically complex state carries significant weight, and Pradhan's campaign style grounded, inclusive, organisationally sharp has placed him in the conversation in a way that cannot be dismissed as speculation.

His ap...