DUSU polls this year likely to be a triangular contest

The DUSU elections this year is likely to be a triangular contest between the RSS-affiliated ABVP, the Left-backed AISA and the Congress-affiliated NSUI as AAP's student wing CYSS may not fight the polls.

Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) polls will be held on September 12.

In the last DUSU polls, the All India Students' Association (AISA) had formed an alliance with Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) but the tie-up had failed to make a dent in the vote share of the ABVP and the NSUI.

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad has already got into the poll mode and has announced its list of 10 probable candidates, out of which four will be shortlisted.

The 10 candidates have already started visiting colleges and hostels to talk to students. On the basis of their popularity and their interactions with students, four out of them will be finalised to represent the party, a functionary of the ABVP said.

The Congress-affiliated National Students' Union of India (NSUI) and AISA, are still in the process of finalising their candidates.

Both the parties are likely to talk about how the ABVP is trying to "saffronise the campus" and has brought a culture of violence to DU during their campaign.

The functionaries of both the parties said they will tell students how the right-wing outfit cheated them by nominating Ankiv Baisoya, who had allegedly got admission to the varsity on a fake certificate.

Baisoya was elected as DUSU president but after his certificate was found fake, the varsity had filed an FIR against him. Vice president Shakti Singh, also an ABVP member, had replaced him.

Meanwhile, a functionary of the ABVP said, "We will raise the issue of lack of hostels for students. Getting new hostels for students will figure on the party's agenda. The students will also be told about the achievements of the Centre, including abrogation of Article 370."