[Congress-backed National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) staged a comeback on the DU campus by bagging two posts — president and vice-president — in Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) polls. The RSS-backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) which had won three seats last year, including that of the president, could only win posts of secretary and joint secretary. In 2012, NSUI had won all three seats despite being on the decline since 2007 when it had swept the panel. Among the winners were NSUI’s Rocky Tuseed who wrested the president’s post and Kunal Sehrawat who got the post of the vice-president. Congress leaders hailed the victory of the students’ union calling it a triumph of liberal values and wake up call for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.]
http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/dusu-election-2017-nsui-returns-on-the-scene-leading-on-three-posts/story-0YUegtzkAmnqKRei1wmv4I.html DUSU election 2017: NSUI deals ABVP a blow, wins top posts; Congress says wake up call for Modi The NSUI last swept DUSU polls in 2007 and has been on a slide since then, except in 2012 when it won three seats. DELHI Updated: Sep 13, 2017 18:08 IST Abhinav Rajput Hindustan Times, New Delhi New DUSU president Rocky Tuseed (third from right) and vice-president Kumal Sehrawat (third from left) with NSUI supporters after election results on Wednesday. New DUSU president Rocky Tuseed (third from right) and vice-president Kumal Sehrawat (third from left) with NSUI supporters after election results on Wednesday.(Sushil Kumar/HT Photo) Congress-backed National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) staged a comeback on the DU campus by bagging two posts — president and vice-president — in Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) polls. The RSS-backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) which had won three seats last year, including that of the president, could only win posts of secretary and joint secretary. In 2012, NSUI had won all three seats despite being on the decline since 2007 when it had swept the panel. Among the winners were NSUI’s Rocky Tuseed who wrested the president’s post and Kunal Sehrawat who got the post of the vice-president. Congress leaders hailed the victory of the students’ union calling it a triumph of liberal values and wake up call for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read: Congress says joint secy election ‘rigged’, demands recount #DUSUElection2017 'Youth for Change' sweeps Delhi University. Wake up call for PM Modi. Young demand employment, opportunities & freedom. — Randeep S Surjewala (@rssurjewala) September 13, 2017 Follow Shashi Tharoor ✔ @ShashiTharoor Congratulations @nsui on an outstanding performance in #DUSUelection2017. A triumph for liberal values on campus. #NSUIwinsDU Proud of you! 2:38 PM - Sep 13, 2017 117 117 Replies 647 647 Retweets 1,830 1,830 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy Rocky Tuseed won the president’s post by a margin of 1,590 votes, while Kunal Sehrawat defeated the ABVP candidate by 175 votes. ABVP’s Mahamedha Nagar defeated NSUI’s Minakshi Meena by 2,624 votes to win the post of secretary while Uma Shankar defeated NSUI’s Avinash Yadav 342 votes. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), meanwhile said it does not see the defeat on two posts in DUSU election as an indicator of party’s popularity graph. View image on TwitterView image on TwitterView image on Twitter Follow Abhinav Rajput ✔ @Abhinavrt #DUSU poll: NSUI wins Prez and vice prez post, ABVP wins Secy and gen Secy post. NSUI comeback in DU politics. Celebration begins 2:22 PM - Sep 13, 2017 1 1 Reply 12 12 Retweets 6 6 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy Ravinder Gupta, general secretary of Delhi BJP and former north Delhi mayor, said student polls in Delhi University are not a mandate against either the Modi government or the party. “Student union elections do not decide national politics. I do not find any political reason behind ABVP’s defeat on two seats,” said Gupta, who was incharge of the election and was managing its campaign. Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari and general secretary (organistaion) Siddharthan also held several meetings with Delhi University students. The BJP leader said liking the loss to the reputation of BJP or PM is ‘childish’. “A few thousand students cannot reflect the mood of the city or nation for that matter. Congress has lost its support, it is the fact. Winning students union election does not mean that the party has made a comeback,” Gupta said. Follow Ajay Maken ✔ @ajaymaken Congratulations @NSUI Won 3 out of 4 seats in DUSU including President 2:10 PM - Sep 13, 2017 138 138 Replies 412 412 Retweets 1,063 1,063 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy When the counting started on Wednesday morning, ABVP was leading on all posts. However, NSUI took a surprise lead mid-way staging a comeback. The boost for NSUI comes at a time when the student group was thrown off the contest in a humiliating defeat in Jawaharlal Nehru Students Union (JNUSU) election held on September 8. While the Left Unity swept the polls after a tough fight from ABVP, more students voted for NOTA (None of the above) than NSUI. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
