Mangaluru, Sept. 11 -- The first student union election held at Mangalore University College here after Karnataka's decision to revive campus polls turned into an early political test for the ruling Congress, with ABVP-backed candidates reportedly sweeping all six posts in an election conducted through the existing indirect system.
The result came a day after the Karnataka government decided to restore student union elections across degree and pre-university colleges after a 37-year gap, while stipulating that candidates would contest without using the banners of politically affiliated student organisations.
The Mangalore University College election at Hampankatta, however, acquired significance after the government issued fresh direction...