Union Home Minister Amit Shah said ABVP's student election victories across India, including Odisha, demonstrate youth support for the 'Nation First' ideology. Shah and BJP leaders hailed results in Panjab University, Delhi University and Odisha as a rebuke to 'anti-national' forces. ABVP won eight of 13 state universities and over 200 colleges, with Odisha polls held after an eight-year gap.