RSS student wing finally breaches Left citadel JNU
Among the four key posts, ABVP's Vaibhav Meena has been elected Joint Secretary. Even in the vice-president and general secretary posts, where the Left alliance won, the ABVP fought close battles, losing by just 34 and 114 votes respectively.Meena's victory marks the first time since 2015–16, when ABVP's Saurav Sharma last clinched the joint secretary post, that the student wing has secured a central panel seat. The last time the ABVP won the JNUSU presidency was in 2000-01 when Sandeep Mahapatra was elected."History was created and this is just the beginning," posted the ABVP-JNU X handle.advertisementIn the JNUSU, the council is made up of the central panel (president, vice-president, secretary, and joint secretary) and the councillors, who hold the power to approve all proposals. With 23 seats now under its belt, the ABVP's influence over decision-making is set to rise significantly.ABVP SUCCESS IN JNU NO SURPRISE, GREW IN LAST 10 YEARSThe performance of the ABVP is a testimony to its growing presence and purchase on the JNU campus, where Left organisations like the All India Students' Association (AISA) and Students' Federation of India (SFI) have historically held sway.The Left's dominance in JNU, long hailed as a Left bastion, now stands shaken by the rise of the Saffron on the campus. The ABVP has significantly expanded its presence in JNU over the past decade. The AVBP's Sunday win follows a decade of incremental gains, with ABVP consistently polling 800-1,000 votes every year.In the 2024 JNUSU elections too, the ABVP came second in all the four key seats.The Left parties, on the other hand, had been hit by challenges of internal divisions before the 2024 elections. Unlike previous years, the Left went into the elections fragmented. The Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)'s AISA and the SFI contested separately.Yet, despite the ABVP's sweep of the councillor seats and winning the joint secretary post is the beginning of the breach of the Left citadel. It will only be complete when the ABVP is able to win all the four top posts of the university's students union.Trending Reel
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