The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in its 26th Council on February 12 elected its new president and vice-president for the term 2025-26. CA Charanjot Singh Nanda is the new ICAI president and CA Prasanna Kumar D is the vice-president of ICAI. The baton has been passed from CA Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal to CA Charanjot Singh Nanda and from CA Charanjot Singh Nanda to CA Prasanna Kumar D.

CA Charanjot Singh Nanda, FCA, the 73rd president of ICAI is a Fellow Member and has been a practicing Chartered Accountant for the last 34 years since 1991. He attained his Bachelor of Commerce degree from MLN College in 1987. According to a statement issued by ICAI, he had consistently secured a position on the merit list at Kurukshetra University throughout his undergraduate studies.

He had secured 35th rank in the CA Inter Examination and attained his Chartered Accountancy qualification in 1991. During the years 2002-2003, he was elected Chairman of the Northern India Regional Council (NIRC) of ICAI. CA. Charanjot Singh Nanda was elected to the Central Council of ICAI in 2004, has already served six terms. During the year 2024-25, he was elected as Vice President and then, during his 7th (seventh) term as Central Council member.

The oath of office was administered by Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State (I/C) for Law and Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.

CA Prasanna Kumar D holds a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology from the prestigious Loyola College, Chennai and an MA in Sociology from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. He completed his Chartered Accountancy in 1984 and has been a fellow Member of ICAI with more than three decades of experience. CA Prasanna Kumar D was elected to the Central Council of ICAI for the three consecutive terms — 24th Council, 25th Council and 26th Council.