Congress-Backed NSUI Wins Delhi University Top Posts, Says 'Big Comeback'

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The Congress-linked NSUI or National Students Union of India today celebrated what it described as its "major comeback" after winning the top two posts of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU), leaving two for its rival Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), which is linked to the BJP.


The NSUI says it has actually won three of the four posts, and that it will contest the results in the Delhi High Court. The ABVP held three posts in the outgoing panel. Outgoing DUSU president, ABVP's Amit Tanwar, will be replaced by NSUI's Rocky Tuseer.


The NSUI has won the DUSU president's post for the first time since 2012. The ABVP has been dominating the Delhi University elections for the past few years in a straight contest with the NSUI. Last year, the ABVP had won three posts while NSUI was able to jam a foot in by winning one post - that of joint secretary.


The Delhi University boost for the Congress comes after its disappointment at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, where the Left alliance won all four seats, defeating the ABVP. Bleakly for the Congress, more students voted for NOTA or None of The Above than the NSUI.