Bhubaneswar, Oct 15: The Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) emerged victorious in the students’ union elections at Ravenshaw University, while the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) secured the president’s post at Gangadhar Meher University (GMU).

The student union elections were held on Thursday, with results declared on the same day.

Biswajit Sahu of BCJD won the president’s post at Ravenshaw University in Cuttack by defeating his nearest ABVP rival.

Swadhin Kumar Acharya of ABVP was elected president of the students’ union at Gangadhar Meher University in Sambalpur for the 2026-27 academic session.

Sanket Sahu was elected vice-president, while Nikhil Agrawal won the post of general secretary at GMU.

ABVP secures two colleges in Bhubaneswar

ABVP candidates secured the president’s posts at two prominent colleges in Bhubaneswar. Aryan Mahapatra emerged victorious at BJB Autonomous College, while Abinash Padhi secured president’s post at Rajadhani College.

The results highlighted a closely contested electoral battle between BCJD and ABVP across the prominent universities in Odisha.