India, Sept. 2 -- 'Alliance with SOI paid off, BJP-SAD ties separate matter'

A day after being elected the Panjab University Campus Students Council (PUCSC) president, Ankit Bidhan reflects on the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad's (ABVP) second consecutive win on campus and outlines his agenda for the varsity. Edited excerpts of his conversation with Rajanbir Singh.

Q: How much did the SOI alliance help your campaign? Should the BJP ally with the SAD in Punjab?

Both ABVP and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are separate entities. The Students Organisation of India (SOI) did not have a candidate in the election and supported our bid for the presidential seat. This followed a series of meetings, and the alliance helped increase our ma...