Aditya Thackeray's Yuva Sena Wins All 10 Seats in Mumbai University Elections

Aditya Thackeray, leader of Shiv Sena (UBT), led his youth wing, Yuva Sena, to a sweeping victory by winning all 10 seats in the senate elections of the University of Mumbai. The elections, held on September 24, were delayed for two years and finally conducted following a directive from the Bombay High Court.

Aditya Thackeray expressed his joy, stating, "All other organizations, including the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) affiliated to the BJP, were wiped out. There was a celebration in Matoshree. All this happened because of the loyal Shiv Sainiks. You all have shown what loyalty means. We will continue to serve the students."

He added, "We have begun the victory. Similarly, we continued this series of victory in the Assembly elections too. The government, out of fear, kept this election hanging for two years. People have faith in Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray. Thanks to all the voters, our workers."

Celebrations took place at Matoshree, the residence of Uddhav Thackeray, with people rejoicing the victory.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut highlighted the significance of the win, saying, "The Mumbai University is a very big historical institution, and for two years, the BJP and the Chief Minister have been trying to stop elections there. The date of the election was announced twice but out of fear the government and ABVP kept postponing the elections, then the election was held by the order of the High Court and Shiv Sena won it. This shows that the youth of Maharashtra is standing with Shiv Sena, women are with Shiv Sena. This victory is also important because these votes cannot be bought. And here voting is done on the ballot paper and not on EVM, so no tampering can happen there."

Raut also criticized the Maharashtra government, calling it "cowardly" for postponing the elections after learning that Shiv Sena (UBT) was poised to win. He stated, "They have postponed the Mumbai University senate elections twice. The government got scared and postponed the elections. They don't have the guts to fight the elections."