From being wooed for votes, student voters now initiate the bargain

This u-turn among the students has come as a surprise to the student bodies as it is actually burning a hole in their pockets.

Talking to Newsline, a student leader from a prominent party said, “It is a pain to handle these youngsters as they are a majority and their votes matter a lot. There were times when we used to run after them with freebies for attracting their votes, but now they themselves approach us with their demands and we cannot deny the same.”

Students at the graduate level appear to have realised their indispensability and seem to be having a wonderful time.

President, NSUI, Nitin Goyal said, “It has been a general practice every year that different parties offer freebies to the graduate students as they are the target voters.”

The student bodies are meanwhile chalking out various strategies to lure this group. The common offerings include—showing movies, arranging trips and dance parties for them. Sources maintain that INSO, taking a lead in offering freebies, has already taken some students on a trip to Manali.