ABVP sweeps Hyderabad University students’ union polls
The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) panel swept the University of Hyderabad (UoH) Students’ Union Elections for 2025-26, defeating the Left-backed alliance.
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Hyderabad: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) panel swept the University of Hyderabad (UoH) Students’ Union Elections for 2025-26, defeating the Left-backed alliance.
ABVP won all six posts—president, vice-president, general secretary, joint secretary, cultural secretary and sports secretary—in the elections held on September 19, a press release said.
PhD scholar Siva Palepu was elected president, while Debendra won the vice-president’s post.
Shruti Priya secured the general secretary’s post, Saurabh Shukla was elected joint secretary, Venus became cultural secretary, and Jwala was chosen as sports secretary.
Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Sunday congratulated ABVP on the victory.
In a post on 'X', Sanjay Kumar said, “Gen Z of UoH is with ABVP. From president to sports secretary, every key position has been secured. This clean sweep reflects the trust Gen Z at UoH has placed in nationalist ideology. From Punjab to DU to UoH, campus after campus, the saffron wave is turning momentum into mandate.”
