For third time in a row, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is planning to hold its students’ union polls on September 11 which is the same day as the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections.
While no official announcement of the date has been made so far by the JNU, the officials say the students have started making preparations as per the given date.
“The elections will be held on the same date as DUSU to stay synchronised. We are trying to keep the two election dates in sync so that student wings can coordinate their rallies and the results of one election don’t impact the other poll,” an official privy to the poll process said.
JNUSU is the representative body of students in the varsity. The polls have been keenly contested over decades. The poll pattern at JNU, however, differs from that of Delhi University. Besides the routine campaigning, the candidates in JNU are also supposed to make speeches about their agenda followed by a round of questions at the “Presidential debate”. The night-long event which is conducted in the style of US Presidential debate is a sought after affair and also a deciding factor for the union elections.