Winning candidates of Students’ Unions of various college and universities across the State took oath on Wednesday. The supporters of winning candidates were in a joyful mood during oath-taking ceremony held in colleges in the capital city.
The winning candidates belonging to the BJD students’ wing met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at his residence while candidates of Congress students’ wing met Pradesh Congress Committee chief Jayadev Jena at party office here.
Meanwhile, the Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD), the student wing of the ruling party, claimed that 80 per cent of their candidates won in the students’ body elections. On the other hand, the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) also claimed that they registered 80 per cent of the victories.
BCJD State president Byomkesh Ray said their candidates won in three universities, Berhampur, Sambalpur and North Odisha University while NSUI State president Satyajit Patnaik claimed that they won four colleges in the capital city.