Chandigarh, Sept. 4 -- For the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the race to the top wasn't easy. With many of its prominent members going with the newly formed ABVP Front, the party wasn't even at its full strength when it clinched the Panjab University's Campus Students Council president's post after nearly five decades of being active on campus.

The party had come close to clinching the post many times in the past. In 2022, ABVP's Harish Gujjar had secured 2,052 votes, giving a close fight to winner Ayush Khatkar of the CYSS (2,712 votes). Many believe this is the closest the party has come to the president's seat in recent years.

ABVP North Zone's organising secretary Gaurav Attri, who handled the campaign this year, said, ...