Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Saturday following their strong performance in the Odisha student union elections.
The student wing secured key posts across 346 colleges and 13 state universities after campus polls resumed following an eight-year hiatus.
In a social media statement, Shah highlighted that ABVP’s successive victories—starting at Punjab University and Delhi University, and now extending to Odisha—send a powerful message about the political preferences of India’s youth.
ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଛାତ୍ରସଂସଦ ନିର୍ବାଚନରେ ବିପୁଳ ବିଜୟ ହାସଲ କରିଥିବା @abvpodisha ର ସମସ୍ତ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକର୍ତ୍ତାଙ୍କୁ ହାର୍ଦ୍ଦିକ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ।
ପ୍ରଥମେ ପଞ୍ଜାବ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ, ପରେ ଦିଲ୍ଲୀ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ ଏବଂ ଏବେ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ୧୩ଟି ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟରେ ଅଖିଳ ଭାରତୀୟ ବିଦ୍ୟାର୍ଥୀ ପରିଷଦର ଏହି ବିଜୟ ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ବାର୍ତ୍ତା ଦେଉଛି ଯେ, ଦେଶର ଯୁବଶକ୍ତି ମିଥ୍ୟା, ଭ୍ରମ ଓ ବିଶୃଙ୍ଖଳା ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରୁଥିବା ଶକ୍ତିମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ନୁହେଁ, ବରଂ ‘ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର ପ୍ରଥମ’ ବିଚାରଧାରା ସହ ଦୃଢ଼ତାର ସହ ଛିଡା ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି।
ଏହି ଫଳାଫଳ ଦେଶବିରୋଧୀ ଶକ୍ତିମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏକ କଡ଼ା ଜବାବ।
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 17, 2026
He noted that students have firmly aligned themselves with the “Nation First” ideology rather than supporting groups accused of spreading falsehoods, illusions, and disorder.
Describing the outcome as a stern response to anti-national forces, Shah emphasised that the results reflect growing student confidence in constructive leadership, discipline, and national development across academic institutions nationwide.
