PUSU polls not replication of national or state politics

Patna | Sunday | 2nd December, 2018

Summary:

Similarly, only two Left-supported organizations — All India Students’ Federation and All India Students’ Association — have aligned with the Chhatra RJD, leaving other bodies like Students’ Federation of India alone in the arena. Candidates fielded by Chhatra Lok Jantantrik Party are Abhishek Kumar (general secretary), Prateek Rajveer (joint secretary) and Mangalam (treasurer). Chhatra Jan Adhikar Parishad-sponsored candidates include Sujeet Kumar (president), Mansi Sinha (vice-president), Raushan (general secretary), Shaukat Ali (joint secretary) and Mandeep Kumar Gupta (treasurer). PATNA: Even as elections to the Patna University Students’ Union (PUSU) are being fought pretty much on political considerations, the student organizations are apparently not replicating their big brothers in the national or state politics Janata Dal (U), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Lok Jantantrik Party are all part of an alliance, both at the centre and state levels. The ABVP-sponsored candidates are Abhinav Sharma (president), Anjana Singh (vice-president), Manikant Mani (general secretary), Raja Ravi (joint secretary) and Satyam Prakash (treasurer).AISF-AISA-Chhatra RJD alliance candidates are Bhagya Bharti (president), Piyanka Priyadarshini (general secretary), Gagan Yadav (vice-president), Taufiq Afaque (joint secretary) and Vikrant (treasurer)..