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VARANASI: The student wing of BJP-RSS combine lost two of three top positions to rival Congress’ youth wing at the Sanskrit university in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency.

In the students’ union election at the Sampoornananda Sanskrit University in Varanasi, the National Students Union of India or NSUI of Congress won the post of Vice President and General Secretary with a margin of 245 and 264 votes respectively. Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad or ABVP managed to win the post of President with a margin of just 11 votes.

Brijesh Kumar Tripathi was elected as President while Anurag Panday and Lalta Prasad Mishra as Vice President and General Secretary.

The Congress party has congratulated the NSUI candidates over the victory.

“Congratulations to @NSUI for winning 2 out of 3 positions in Sampurnand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya in PM Modi’s constituency, Varanasi. #KashiWithNSUI,” tweeted the party late Saturday night.

Congratulations to @NSUI for winning 2 out of 3 positions in Sampurnand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya in PM Modi's constituency, Varanasi. #KashiWithNSUI — Congress (@INCIndia) December 30, 2017

National president of NSUI Fairoz Khan also congratulated NSUI team in Varanasi. “A heartfelt thanks to every student of Sampurnand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya for the tremendous support they showered on @ nsui.Nsui will always work for the development of the students fraternity,” he tweeted.

A heartfelt thanks to every student of Sampurnand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya for the tremendous support they showered

on @nsui.Nsui will always work for the development of the students faternity. #KashiWithNSUI — Fairoz Khan (@Fairoz_JK) December 30, 2017

Last month, ABVP had lost all seats in the union election at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth in Varanasi.

In October, ABVP had lost at the Allahabad University where Samajwadi Party’s student wing had swept the students union election.