New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- The deluge of pamphlets and posters bearing the ballot numbers of ABVP, NSUI, and other candidates brought back a familiar spectacle of Delhi University's election season.

Despite DU's clear election guidelines against the use of printed campaign material, a Newslaundry report found that candidates used deceptive tactics to circumvent them - posters that appeared handwritten were actually mass-produced prints on low-quality paper.

Local printing shops told the news outlet that the materials were created by scanning handwritten notes and reproducing them cheaply, costing approximately Rs.1,200 for 2,000 copies, with lower-grade variants available for just Rs.300 to Rs.400 per bundle of 1,000 sheets.

The campaign s...