India, Sept. 28 -- On September 28 students at the University of Hyderabad (HCU) will elect their student union. In the lead up to the student union election, the Left-Ambedkarite-Tribal has formed an alliance. They seek to reclaim the student union from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). The results are due the following day, September 29.

Up until 2019, the university had been a stronghold for both the Students' Federation of India (SFI) and the Ambedkar Students Association (ASA). Both student bodies contested together, however, that changed in 2025. Both bodies contesting seperately helped the ABVP to win at the university for the first time.

Cut to 2026, both SFI and ASA are back to a single alliance, with the All India...