new delhi the counting for the jnusu 2018 polls was suspended by the election committee late night on friday till filing of this report the counting is yet to resume the election committee on saturday morning made a statement saying that the counting was suspended after two candidates tried snatch away sealed ballot boxes from the counting centre and also alleged that they tried to intimidate the committee members in its statement made on a whatsapp group the committee without naming any student outfit or candidates name said jnusu ec 201819 hereby brings to the immediate notice of media friends that during the counting process which had began yesterday 14th september 2018 at 10 pm has been suspended due to forcibly entering into the counting venue and attempt to snatch away the sealed ballot boxes as well as ballot papers from our counting centres this was in addition to intimidation and violence on our election committee including on our female members led by a presidential and a joint secretary candidateeven as the standoff continues which is likely to delay the counting and declaration of the results abvp alleged that the election committee is acting bias and has started counting in absence of their candidates or representatives former jnusu joint secretary saurabh sharma said the ec is acting on the behest of the left groups and when we demanded the restart of the counting as it started in our absence the election officer didnt agreed saying do whatever you want we wont recount based on the versions of the abvp and the election committee it seems that counting was stopped within the first hour itself and its over 10 hours now with no resolution in sight the jnusu polls have witnessed unprecedented turnout this year with 678 well over 9 increase the counting process and declaration takes around 36 hours and with more votes it was anticipated that results would be ready by sunday morning according to an election committee source if the matter drags further counting and results will be delayed accordingly