Panjab University polls: ABVP wins president’s post for second time

The recent Panjab University Campus Students' Council (PUCSC) elections produced a significant political outcome, with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) securing the presidency for a second consecutive term. Candidate Ankit Bidhan emerged victorious, defeating Aadil Brar of ASAP by a margin of 512 votes. Bidhan garnered 3,149 votes, while Brar received 2,637 votes, marking ABVP's dominance in one of the university's most closely watched student polls.

This result marked the first time ABVP has retained the PUCSC president's post for two consecutive terms. The other major parties, Association of Students for Alternative Politics (ASAP) and National Students Union of India (NSUI), failed to win any student council positions. ABVP's late support from the Students' Organisation of India (SOI) proved decisive in their win.

This result underscores ABVP's growing influence on the PU campus, as it had finally achieved the presidency last year when research scholar Gauravveer Singh Sohal won the top post. Bidhan's victory now confirms that this success was not an isolated one, as he has now won back-to-back presidential elections. In his victory speech, Bidhan emphasized that this was not just his win, but the victory of the entire Gen Z generation.