ABVP bags three DUSU posts

ABVP retains DU president's post; NSUI wins VP. Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulates ABVP. 24 candidates in fray for 4 posts. ABVP's 21-point manifesto includes metro passes, self-defence training, ICC strengthening. NSUI promises 12 days menstrual leave, violence-free campus, fee check, hostel seats, library access, placement cell, Wi-Fi. Talks of alliance between NSUI, INDIA bloc parties failed.

The RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Saturday retained the president’s post and bagged two others in the Delhi University Students’ Union elections, continuing its decade-long dominance in the campus politics having around one lakh eligible voters.

The Congress-backed National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) could manage to win only the vice-president’s post, losing out to the ABVP the posts of joint secretary and secretary.

As soon as results were declared, Union Home Minister Amit Shah took to X (formerly Twitter) to congratulate the ABVP.

“This victory reflects the faith of the young generation in the ideology that puts national interest first. I have full confidence that the workers of the ABVP will continue to work with determination to keep the ideals of Swami Vivekananda and the spirit of nationalism alive among the youth,” he said.

Twenty-four candidates were in the fray for the four posts in the elections, which were held on Friday.

ABVP’s Tushar Dedha bagged the president’s post, defeating NSUI’s Hitesh Gulia. NSUI’s Abhi Dahiya won the vice-president’s post. ABVP’s Aparajita and Sachin Baisla bagged the posts of the secretary and joint secretary, respectively.

All four winning candidates are pursuing their master’s from the Department of Buddhist Studies.