ABVP wins 3 DUSU posts; independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen gets vice-president's position
ABVP swept the president, secretary and joint secretary posts, while Deepanshu Shokeen won vice president after running as an independent.
- On Saturday, September 19, 2026, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad secured three of four central panel posts in the Delhi University Students' Union elections, electing Yash Dabas as president.
- Campaigns focused heavily on infrastructure after a September 6 building collapse in Satya Niketan killed seven, prompting newly elected President Dabas to pledge immediate safety audits for all paying guest accommodations and hostels.
- Dabas defeated National Students' Union of India candidate Vijay Meena by 2,053 votes, while independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen won the vice-president's post with 30,615 votes amid 40.46 percent voter turnout.
- Union Minister Kiren Rijiju characterized the results as a "referendum" on nationalist politics, noting that the Congress-backed NSUI failed to win any central panel positions in the high-profile student union contest.
- With the Delhi High Court banning victory processions, the newly elected panel must now navigate campus infrastructure challenges and fulfill safety audit commitments made during the election period.
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ABVP wins key DUSU posts in nail-biting contest
The RSS-affiliated ABVP won three out of four central panel posts in the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) election, including president, secretary, and joint secretary. Independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen, who was denied an NSUI ticket, secured the vice-president's post by a significant margin, while the Congress-affiliated NSUI failed to win any central panel position.
ABVP's Yash Dabas Wins DUSU President; Independent Deepanshu Shokeen Takes VP
According to the final vote tally after 20 rounds of counting, Yash Dabas won the President post with 24,576 votes, defeating National Students' Union of India (NSUI) candidate Vijay Meena, who secured 22,523 votes.
"Gen Z stands with ABVP," says Yash Dabas after winning DUSU President post, vows safety audits for PGs, hostels
Speaking to ANI after his victory, Dabas said, "It feels great because this is a victory for the entire country against the fake narrative that was being propagated nationwide. Today, the students of Delhi University have rejected that narrative and demonstrated that Gen Z stands with the ABVP and the nation."
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