Once again left-backed Student Federation of India (SFI) swept the prestigious Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) students’ union polls for the record 23rd times in past 29 years giving a major jolt to the hopes of Congress-backed NSUI and BJP backed ABVP.
SFI won all the four seats of the panel with Rajan Hartta winning the presidential post, Gopal Singh becoming vice president, Piyush Sewal winning the secretary post and Monika Dhadda winning the joint secretary post. SFI candidates in all the four seats defeated ABVP candidates and won the seats by narrow margins.
SFI also swept the entire panel in the lone girl college Rajkiya Kanya Mahavidyayala of Shimla with Payal Tanta winning the prestigious president post, Puja elected vice president, Priyanka Shyama was elected general secretary and Priyanka Kumari won the seat of joint secretary.
In Rajiv Gandhi Degree College, Kotshera in Shimla district, SFI suffered a major jolt as BJP-backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) won on all the four seats. Summet Manta won the president seat, Ankur Kashyap was elected as vice-president, Ankush Sharma as general secretary and Rohit Kumar was elected general secretary.
In the Government college at Sanjauli of Shimla city — the lone centre of excellence Congress supported National Student Union of India (NSUI) swept the entire panel winning all the four post for central student association. Ishan Sharma was elected president, Abhishek Nagta was elected vice president, Shivani chauhan was elected general secretary. Madhur Chauhan was elected as joint secretary.
In evening college, the SFI retained all the four seats. Here, Satish Kumar was elected president, Sonali Kashyap vice president, Devinder Singh general secretary, Virender Thakur joint secretary.
SFI managed to win the top two posts of president and vice president in Sanskrit College Fagli of Shimla district. Mohit Kumar and Trilok Sharma were elected president and vice president respectively. Priyanka Sharma and Sishil Sharma both from ABVP were respectively elected as general and joint secretaries.
In Theog, the constituency represented by the IPH Minister Vidya Stokes, ABVP won the entire panel. Ankit Verma (president) Rachana Pandey (vice-president) Akshay (general secretary), Pankaj Sharma (joint secretary). In Govind Ballabh Pant College, Rampur NSUI candidates won on all the four seats. Rahul Soni( President) Monica Kanan (vice president) leela Chand (general Secretary) and Archana Kumari (joint secretary) In Nerwa in Chopal Assembly segment the entire panel was swept away by ABVP. Ravinder Kumar (President), Narender (Vice president), Arvind Khimta (general secretary), Rakesh Kumar (joint secretary).
Overall in all, the 350 seats across different colleges of the state, more than 50 percent seats were led by ABVP candidates in the state till the last result came in.