India, March 1 -- The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) bagged both the president and general secretary posts in the Patna University Students' Union (PUSU) election. The election results were announced late Saturday night.

Last year, the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) had bagged the president's post, defeating NSUI.

NSUI's Shantanu Shekhar won the election for the president's post by a margin of 1,496 votes, defeating his nearest rival, Prince Kumar of Chhatra JD-U. There were 11 candidates in the fray. The NSUI candidate, a postgraduate student from the department of Statistics, polled the highest 2,896 votes out of just over 7,500 valid votes.

NSUI had made a strong presence last time, with its candidates winning tw...