Applauding the election of Raunak Khatri as the new President of Delhi University Students Union (Soul), Congress’ student wing NSUI national president Varun Chaudhary on Monday said the “shop of love” has now opened in Delhi University and thanked the students for standing with the Constitution.
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Khatri defeated ABVP’s Rishabh Chaudhary by over 1,300 votes, securing 20,207 votes against Chaudhary’s 18,864 votes. The re-emergence of the Congress-backed student wing in DUSU, long dominated by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), was celebrated.
After the victory, NSUI’s Varun Chaudhary spoke to ANI and said, “We have won Soul After seven years, election of President and also the post of Joint Secretary. I think ‘Mohabbat Ki Dukaan’ has now opened in Delhi University. We thank the DU students who stand with the Constitution.”
While Khatri attributed his victory to the hard work and support of students, he promised to remain committed to addressing student issues with a focus on improving infrastructure and ensuring better treatment from staff.
“Today history has been made. History has changed – it is all because of our work. Pretense and ego have been defeated. As a student of the Faculty of Law, I assure all the students that I will stand by them as That he has made me victorious, Khatri said. Infrastructure and behavior of staff towards students will be the top priority.”
NSUI, the student wing of the Indian National Congress (INC), celebrated its resurgence after a gap of seven years, also securing the joint secretary post with NSUI’s Lokesh Chaudhary defeating ABVP’s Aman Kapasia by over 6,700 votes.
While NSUI claimed the posts of president and joint secretary, ABVP retained the posts of vice president and secretary. ABVP’s Bhanu Pratap Singh secured the vice-president post, while Mitravinda Karnawal retained the secretary post with 16,703 votes.
In previous years, ABVP had won three of the four central panel seats, while NSUI was able to win only the vice president post.
The announcement of the election results, originally scheduled for 28 September, was postponed due to concerns of distortion during the campaign.
This year’s election saw intense competition, with 21 candidates contesting for the four central panel posts. The election reflected a clash of ideologies, as the RSS-linked ABVP, the Congress-backed NSUI and the Left-aligned alliance of AISA and SFI competed for dominance.
