The surety bond meant for the parents or guardians of nominees of the DUSU polls, to be executed on a non-judicial stamp paper, makes them liable to pay Rs 1 lakh for any act or omission on the part of the candidates or supporters, including defacement of premises or any other public property during campaigning or even thereafter.
NSUI's Rounak Khatri emerged victorious in the presidential race, defeating RSS-backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad's candidate Rishabh Chaudhary by over 1,300 votes.
The DUSU results, originally scheduled to be announced on September 28, a day after the elections, were delayed due to a Delhi High Court order.
Delhi University's campuses are alive with vibrant election campaigns. Luxurious cars such as Range Rovers, Thars, and SUVs fill the convoys of candidates vying for positions in the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections.
From reforms in campus facilities to affordable education and students' welfare, the contesting groups are vying for votes with a range of ambitious proposals.
The Left-backed All India Students Association (AISA) expressed happiness over improvement in their vote share.
The ABVP, however, claimed that the Delhi University has assured them that the busts will be reinstalled in accordance with the procedure after the DUSU polls are concluded.
If the results of general elections are analysed in the years that they were preceded by DUSU polls, it can be seen the latter has had an impact on national politics
Taking note of the submission made by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which said the beautification work would be undertaken on June 9-10, a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said let the needful be done and a report submitted before the next date of hearing on July 16.