BJP leaders hail result as Akali student wing backs ABVP before polling ABVP candidate Ankit Bidhan won the president’s post in the Panjab University Campus Students Council election on August 31, giving the organisation its second consecutive victory in the top post. The political significance of the result increased after the Students Organisation of India, the student wing associated with the Shiromani Akali Dal, extended support to ABVP shortly before polling. BJP organisational leader B L Santhosh publicly thanked SOI for its role, while former Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar described the result as a sign of changing political winds. The campus alliance has also triggered speculation about whether broader BJP-SAD cooperation could re-emerge ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly election.
