On Monday, a BJP-backed students panel which won the Goa University Students Council election dedicated the victory to former Finance Minister and veteran BJP leader Arun Jaitley who passed away on August 24, 2019, due to prolonged illness. Goa Bharatiya Yuva Morcha (BJYM) spokesperson Siddesh Naik Dessai said that although they have won the election, the party has lost senior leader Arun Jaitley, who was also a student union leader.

A #BJP-backed students panel which won the #GoaUniversity Students Council #election on August 26, dedicated the victory to veteran BJP leader #ArunJaitley who passed away on August 24.

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The Goa Bharatiya Yuva Morcha, although pleased with their win have dedicated their victory to the late leader Arun Jaitley. Jaitley, who was the former Finance Minister of India, had also served as the president of the Delhi University Students Union in 1974 as a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).