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JNUSU polls: BAPSA, NSUI see moral victories in increased vote share

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 18 2019 | 12:00 AM IST

The BAPSA and NSUI saw moral victories in their increased vote share in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) polls, the results of which were announced on Tuesday.

The Left unity and RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) also saw an increase in their vote share this time.

The united front of Left student groups AISA, SFI, AISF, DSF won all the four central panel posts in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) polls.

The ABVP came second on the posts of president, vice president, general secretary and joint secretary.

The Left-backed All India Students' Association (AISA), Students' Federation of India (SFI), Democratic Students' Federation (DSF) and All India Students' Federation (AISF) saw their vote share increasing to 50.15 per cent from 4 per cent last year.

However, its vote share on the president's post saw a marginal decline to 40.38 per cent from last year's figure of 41.67 per cent.

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Aishe Ghosh, who was elected as the president from the Left grouping, said all parties put their maximum efforts for the post and said their performance had not faltered.

The ABVP saw its vote share increase from close to 20 per cent last year to 23.23 per cent this year. Last year, the party's presidential candidate had a vote share of around 18 per cent but this year it increased to 20 per cent.

Durgesh Kumar, president of the party's JNU unit said, "This time, more students have voted for the party which has led to an increase in our vote share and we have emerged as the single largest party in campus."

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First Published: Sep 18 2019 | 12:00 AM IST

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