The RSS-affiliated ABVP on Friday won three posts, including that of the president, in Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) polls while the Congress-backed NSUI bagged the secretary's post.
Akshit Dahiya of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) defeated National Students Union of India (NSUI)'s Chetna Tyagi for the top post by a margin of over 19,000 votes.
- The posts of VP and JS were won by ABVP’s Pradeep Tanwar and Shivangi Kharwal by a margin of 8,574 and 2,914 votes respectively
- “This victory is proof of the unflinching belief in nationalism of our youth,” Home Minister Amit Shah said
- 39.90 percent students cast their votes in the polls
- The RSS-affiliated ABVP candidates won three posts last year, while Congress-backed NSUI bagged one post
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'Victory Proof of Unflinching Belief in Nationalism of Our Youth': Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the ABVP for bagging three out of four posts in the DUSU elections.
"I congratulate all workers of ABVP for the grand victory in Delhi University Students’ Union elections. This victory is not only proof of the unflinching belief in nationalism of our youth but also a proof of how committed new India is towards nation-building," he wrote in tweet in Hindi.
ABVP Bags 3 Posts Including President's, Cong-Backed NSUI Gets 1
The RSS-affiliated ABVP on Friday won three posts, including that of the president, in Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) polls while the Congress-backed NSUI bagged the secretary's post.
Akshit Dahiya of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) defeated National Students Union of India (NSUI)'s Chetna Tyagi for the top post by a margin of over 19,000 votes.
The posts of vice president and joint secretary were won by ABVP's Pradeep Tanwar and Shivangi Kharwal by a margin of 8,574 and 2,914 votes respectively.
NSUI bagged the secretary's post with its candidate Ashish Lamba defeating ABVP's Yogi Rathee by a margin of 2,053 votes.
'Huge Gap From NSUI Between Pres, Vice-Pres Post': ABVP Spokesperson
ABVP Spokesperson Monika Choudhary on the intitial trends said, “Voting machines of 10 rounds have been counted. Nearly 45 EVM's were opened which show that the ABVP is leading with a substantial number. There is a huge gap from the NSUI between the president and vice-president post.”
Talking about the last DUSU president, Ankiv Baisoya who stepped down amid rumours of submitting “fake” certificates, she said, “ABVP gets votes from the people because we maintain our visibility among the students. On the Ankiv Baisoya row, there was no fault from the ABVP's side. The moment we became aware that about the controversy, we took an official stand thereafter which he was suspended.”
She further said, “Everybody makes mistakes, what matters is how you acknowledge them and this makes us a unique organisation.”