Patna, Jan. 27: The campus of Magadh Mahila College has become a political battlefield for students rooting for their favourite candidates.

With three days to go for the college elections, first- and second-year students, in the running for five cabinet posts, are leaving no stone unturned in their attempt to woo the voters.

Candidates from different departments were given 10 days to canvass for votes (polls are scheduled on January 31) and they have pulled out all the stops. Posts up for elections are general secretary, treasurer, common room secretary and two assistant general secretaries.

History Part I student Pooja Kumari, contesting for assistant general secretary post, said: “I want to win the post and I have a proper campaigning strategy in place. I have prepared around 1,000 pamphlets and am distributing them among students of different departments. So far, I have not heard about any other candidate distributing so many pamphlets. I hope my strategy will work.”

She added: “I am also interacting with the students of different departments. I have promised to fulfil their demands. Promises are an important part of an election campaign.” Pooja, however, refused to divulge to The Telegraph the promises she has made to the students.

While candidates like Pooja are working on their strategies, voters are too are assessing the candidates before extending their support. For some, tall promises and attractive posters are not enough to win over support.

Monika Shailesh, a BA Part I student, said she is trying to know the actual nature of a candidate by interacting with their classmates. “A candidate cannot impress me with her tall promises. This is election time and every candidate would try to be friendly and win votes with promises. So I am talking to the students of different departments to know the nature of the candidate,” she said.

Monika’s friend, Jahnvi Kumari, is on a similar path, as she plans to support a fair candidate. “I will vote for the candidate who is fair in her campaign. If she talks to me about her opponent’s failures, which is common in elections, she would not get my vote,” said Jahnvi.

Anupama, a BA Part II student and former general secretary of Magadh Mahila College, said: “Candidates are not allowed to campaign near the classes. They can do so outside the main building of the institution. Classes should not be disturbed. Even the campaign posters have been disallowed in the main building and can only be displayed outside the main building. The candidates have been given 10 days to campaign from January 21 and it has to end a day before the elections. The candidates have to remove their posters on January 30, failing which they would be disqualified.”