Overview
- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said student union elections will be held soon and predicted broad wins for the ABVP, comments made after an event near Jadavpur University on Friday.
- Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee demanded immediate polls at his faction’s students’ wing foundation day on Friday and said his group may set an upper age limit for party student leaders.
- Banerjee held the event at Rani Rashmoni Avenue under a Calcutta High Court order and accused rival groups of attacking participants and the BJP of placing MPs and MLAs on college governing bodies.
- Recent clashes between student groups, including at Jadavpur University, have intensified calls for elections but no official timetable, electoral rules, or campus security plan have been released.
- The contest will test control of college bodies as TMC factional splits, court-ordered venue rulings, and claims of partisan interference shape how polls are organized and how students’ safety and representation are secured.