Colleges in Maharashtra may finally see open-elections like their counterparts in the capital. The much awaited statutes to conduct student open elections have been declared by the Maharashtra government.

With an exhaustive list of norms, including no political party signs to be used by students and no campaigning, among others, the authorities have ensured that politics is kept out of college campuses. Most importantly, the code of conduct for the elections has also put a cap on expenditure. As per the statutes announced by the Higher and Technical Education of Maharashtra government, the election process will have to be declared by the director of students welfare department of any university before July 31.