In Bihar, Maithili Mrinalini of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), in a historic win, became the first female President of the prestigious Patna University Students Union (PUSU). She secured victory over her closest competitor, Manoranjan Kumar Raja of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), with a margin of 603 votes in the PUSU elections. The results were declared late last night.
The election also saw a rise in female student participation, with two other women clinching key posts. Saloni Raj, an independent candidate, was elected General Secretary, while Soumya Shrivastava of NSUI bagged the post of Treasurer.Dhiraj Kumar, an independent candidate, was elected Vice President, and Rohan Kumar of NSUI won the Joint Secretary post.
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