Odisha Student Elections: BCJD bags president’s posts in RD & Ravenshaw universities

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) won the student elections in two top universities in Odisha’s Twin Cities as Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) registered wins at several institutions including Gangadhar Meher University (GMU) in Sambalpur, Angul Mahila Mahavidyalaya and Talcher Autonomous College.

Sonali Behera (BCJD) has been elected president of the students’ union of Rama Devi Women’s University in Bhubaneswar. Sonali defeated her nearest ABVP rival in the election, according to reports.

In the election at Kataka’s Ravenshaw University, Biswajit Sahu (BCJD) beat his nearest ABVP rival to be elected president of the students’ union.

It may be recalled that two groups of students had clashed on the premises of Ravenshaw University after the ‘Why I Stand For’ meeting on Wednesday. The polls on Thursday at Ravenshaw were conducted by the administration in the presence of police personnel.

At Sambalpur’s GM University, ABVP-backed candidate Swadhin Acharya won the president’s post. At Angul Mahila Mahavidyalaya, ABVP candidates won all eight student union posts, with Akankhya Pradhan bagging the president’s post and Pritismita Nayak general secretary.