Congress claims NSUI's victory in Garhwal university student union polls
The Indian National Congress has claimed a victory for its student wing, the NSUI, in the Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University elections. Party leaders framed the win as a public rejection of the BJP's policies in Uttarakhand.
Why it matters
Student union elections in India often serve as a barometer for youth sentiment and political momentum ahead of state and national legislative elections.
The Congress on Saturday (September 12, 2026) claimed victory for the NSUI in the student union elections held on the Pauri campus of the Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal Central University, saying the people of Uttarakhand are fed up with the BJP's "anti-people" policies and "destruction".
In a post on X , Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal claimed that the students wing of the party has handed a comprehensive defeat to the ABVP. "It is evident that Uttarakhand is fed up with their anti-people policies that have led to unprecedented loot and destruction in the State.
NSUI's spectacular victory in the Garhwal University elections is a comprehensive defeat of the BJP. It is evident that Uttarakhand is fed up with their anti-people policies that have led to unprecedented loot and destruction in the state. This is also a message from India's…
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