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The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad secured three key central panel positions in the Delhi University Students' Union elections, while an independent candidate won the post of vice president. The National Students' Union of India failed to win any panel seat and accused the university administration and the ABVP of rigging the polls. Newly elected ABVP office-bearers addressed their priorities, with president-elect Yash Dabas emphasising nationalism over casteism and secretary-elect Riya Chhawari identifying women's safety and student security across the campus as her core agenda. Joint secretary winner Lakshya Rathore highlighted the tough triangular contest that preceded his victory. The results triggered sharp political exchanges between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress regarding the political leanings of Gen Z voters. While BJP leaders cited the student verdict as an endorsement of their nation-first ideology, Congress continues its outreach across states, with Rahul Gandhi leading youth interactions in Indore under the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' banner.

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00:00And we cut across to my colleague Anmol Bali, who's been getting us all the voices from the ground.
00:04Anmol, big moment, especially how the BJP is celebrating the victory of ABVP,
00:10saying that the Gen Z has put out its verdict to where they stand.
00:18So, at one hand, we are seeing that Bharti Janta Party has also started celebrating
00:22for the victory of Akhil Bharti with Darthi Prishat.
00:24But on the other hand, ABVP has also started their celebration
00:28because this was a tough fight for the ABVP this time.
00:31Their margins have decreased.
00:32But on the other hand, we are seeing that Rahul Gandhi,
00:34who are saying that Chhatro Ki Goonj, the Gen Z are with them.
00:38But on the other hand, ABVP and BJP are saying that Gen Z are with the nation.
00:43They are with the nation's first ideology.
00:45I'm joined by Dr. Virendra Swalanki and as well as the winners of the ABVP panel.
00:51So, Mr. Swalanki, what you have to say today,
00:53we have seen that Rahul Gandhi has called Chhatro Ki Goonj a rally in Daur,
00:56for your own hometown.
00:58So, what do you have to say on it?
00:59They say that Chhatro Ki Goonj,
01:01and here in Delhi, the Gen Z ki Goonj will be seen in Daur.
01:03I think that today's message, they will hear the sound of the Gen Z generation
01:07that Chhatro Gen Z generation is with whom.
01:09This Chhatro Ki Goonj is not the name of the name of the Gen Z generation.
01:11It will not be the name of the Gen Z.
01:13The Gen Z is the whole country watching that who is with the Gen Z.
01:17I'm joined by Yash Dabas, the winner of the president's position.
01:20And this time, your margin was less.
01:22But still, you won the president's position.
01:25This was a very tough fight.
01:26We have seen that for the very first time.
01:27We have seen an S.T. candidate from the other side.
01:30The V.P. has also brought two records.
01:32So, what do you have to say on ABVP's victory?
01:35And on the other hand, Congress party's narrative that Gen Z is with them?
01:59I am also joined by a secretary winner, Riya Chhavadi.
02:03What do you have to say?
02:04You are the only woman in the panel.
02:06So, what main issues you will be focusing in the panel?
02:09Because you are the only woman candidate in the panel.
02:12As a girl candidate, my main motive is women's safety.
02:15And I will ensure that in Delhi University,
02:18every student will feel safe and secure.
02:21And the same person who will feel home from the other side.
02:26So, these were the winning candidates from the AVVP.
02:29I am also joined by Lakshara, the joint secretary.
02:31We have also seen a tough fight by the independent candidate
02:35on the joint security positions of what you have to say.
02:37Yes, I mean, it was a tough fight.
02:39I mean, it was a tough fight for them.
02:40I mean, it was a tough fight for them too.
02:42So, in that fight, there were three people in the same place.
02:44Three people in the same position.
02:46They were fighting for the same position.
02:47And they were fighting for the same time.
02:49And they were fighting for a long time.
02:49But I think it was a tough fight for me.
02:52I think it was a tough fight for me.
02:54So, these are all three winning candidates from Dakhil Bharati, Vidyarthi Parishad.
02:59Those who have clearly shared their political thoughts on the Rahul Gandhi's political narrative,
03:04Chhatro Ki Goonj.
03:04And even, they have also talked about this time's little margin, which led to their victory.
03:10But on the other hand, we are also seeing the National Student Union of India
03:12is also accusing the Delhi University and ABVP of rigging the elections.
03:17But, yeah, politics is now escalating.
03:18But on one hand, BJP has started congratulating the ABVP, CAIDAR, the APVP candidates,
03:24those who have won the election.
03:25But on the other hand, Congress Party and their student wing are accusing BJP, ABVP
03:29and Delhi University administration.
03:32We'll talk more about the rigging part.
03:34But before that, Anmol, you've been interacting with a lot of these students.
03:37What really went on the ground to lead to this victory?
03:40Reduced margin is one aspect of it.
03:43But after the students' protest, the narrative that panned out, it wasn't easy.
03:47And the NSUIMA have also predicted a clear victory.
03:52But given the fact that they won nothing, ABVP with three plump posts
03:55and one post of vice president having gone to an independent candidate,
03:59what does it speak of?
04:05This year, we have seen that NSUIMA hasn't won any one position in the panel.
04:09Last year, we have seen that NSUIMA has won vice president.
04:11And from last five to six years, we were seeing that around two to three positions
04:16were won by the ABVP and one or two positions were won by the NSUIMA.
04:19But this time, we have seen a zero by the NSUIMA in the central panel of Delhi University Students' Union.
04:25But on the other hand, we are also seeing politics escalating on this issue.
04:28But this time, we have also seen a new trend in student politics
04:31where Dipanshu Shukhin, the VP candidate who has won the election as an independent for the very first time,
04:38we have seen that an independent candidate has won with record-breaking margins, Suesha.
04:43So clearly, which is showing that the trend in the student politics is now changing
04:47from one political outfit to they are now focusing on individual candidates also,
04:51like we have seen in Rajasthan also,
04:53that how after BJP and Congress, independent candidates became the third number
04:58in terms of winning the awards.
05:00And now we are also seeing that independent candidates are also winning the student election,
05:04which clearly shows that how trends are changing, Suesha.
05:08Trends indeed are changing and a big moment, not just for the ABVP,
05:11but even the BJP, where the focus has primarily been on Gen Z,
05:16especially after the students' protests,
05:17after the resignation by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan,
05:21and how the BJP, as part of his strategy, is very carefully focusing on Gen Z.
05:28Because it is not just the BJP, but even the Congress and by and as the focus has gone on
05:33Gen Z.
05:34And that is why we see more of these students meet going on the ground,
05:39going to these universities, top leaders, Rahul Gandhi's campaign,
05:43Prime Minister Narendra Bodhi, who was seen in Ahmedabad and in Delhi,
05:47interacting with the students, interacting with Gen Z.
05:50So that has become a very important aspect now,
05:53when it comes to the top political leaders and the top political parties.
05:57And now, with the ABVP's victory, BJP going all out to celebrate.
06:08Anmol.
06:13Suwesha, as you know, we have seen that the Congress Party and BJP both have started their outreach program
06:19after the neat UG paper leak issue.
06:20We have seen that Congress Party has launched their Chhatron Ki Goonj movement,
06:24where we have seen that Rahul Gandhi interacted with the Gen Z and the young voters across India.
06:29And today, Rahul Gandhi is also, he's in Indore,
06:33he's interacting with Gen Zs of Indore, of the Madhya Pradesh,
06:36and amidst this, we have seen that Delhi University Students' Union results
06:40are kind of a surprise for the Congress Party and for the NSUIE.
06:43But on the other hand, we have also seen PM Modi has also started outreach program.
06:47He visited SRCC, Shriram College, the Delhi University,
06:51then he visited in Gujarat, he interacted with the students.
06:54Even we have seen that PM Modi also visited at IIT Delhi and interacted with the Gen Z.
06:59And even we have seen that PM Modi has given Instagram first mantra
07:03to the BJP leaders to reach young voters,
07:07the voters which are in the Gen Z category,
07:10which are between the 20 and 30 years old, around 17 to 30 years old.
07:15Clearly, we have seen that all political parties are now seeing Gen Z as a voter bloc.
07:20And now they're all focusing.
07:21And ABVP's victory has kind of given arm shot to the Bharati Janata Party.
07:26And in their narrative, that Gen Z is with them,
07:28that Gen Z is looking at the nation-first ideology.
07:31They are not looking at the Congress Party.
07:33But on the other hand, the Congress Party is accusing the ABVP and the BJP
07:38of using their machinery and rigging the elections.
07:41So we are seeing politics escalating on this issue.
07:43But on the other hand, celebration in BJP and ABVP camp.
07:46So, Isha.
07:46Oh, yes.
07:47And after the ABVP's victory,
07:50Chhatro Ki Gonj were the exact slogans that were heard resounding on the ground
07:54in a direct attack to the Congress and the NSUY
08:00over how the Gen Z is speaking and what their language,
08:04what their leanings are all about.
08:07Rahul Gandhi, you're saying, is also on the ground as part of one of these campaigns.
08:12But do tell us if there's been any response from Rahul Gandhi from the Congress so far.
08:16Aside of these rigging allegations.
08:24We haven't seen any tweet or any post or any video by any Congress leader
08:30because currently all Syrian leaders of the Congress Party,
08:33they are all in Indore.
08:34They are leading an outreach campaign in Indore
08:37where they're interacting with the youth of Indore.
08:38And this is not the very first time that we are seeing that Rahul Gandhi
08:41has called a movement like this, Chhatro Ki Gonj,
08:43the other cadre of the Congress Party from IYC to Mahila Congress.
08:47They have all launched this kind of movement to reach to the Gen Z voters.
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