Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Rajasthan student protest over union elections intensifies with clashes
Students in Rajasthan are upset because they want to vote for their own student leaders at their colleges and universities.
These leaders are chosen in something called student union elections.
One student leader named Shubham Revaad stopped eating for 15 whole days to show how much this mattered to him.
Some important leaders from the Congress party visited him in the hospital and promised to help.
After that promise, Shubham ended his fast.
The next day, many students gathered at Rajasthan University to continue the protest.
Some tried to push past police barriers, and there were small scuffles, with police holding some students for a short time.
The students have warned that if the government does not agree, they will march to the state assembly on August 20, 2026.
Similar protests were also held in other cities like Ajmer, Jodhpur and Udaipur.
NSUI activist Shubham Revaad ended his 15-day hunger strike on Wednesday after Congress leaders assured him of support.
On Thursday, ABVP-led students clashed with police at Rajasthan University gate, raising slogans against the BJP-led state government.
Police detained 10-12 ABVP agitators and later rounded up 15-20 NSUI-affiliated students after a face-off at the gate.
Students threatened a mammoth march and siege of the assembly complex on August 20, 2026, if their demand is not conceded.
Protest marches were also held in Ajmer, Jodhpur and Udaipur as the stir spread across the state.
- Who
- Students affiliated with ABVP, NSUI and other associations, along with Congress leaders Ashok Gehlot, Tika Ram Jully and Govind Singh Dotasra, and Rajasthan Police.
- What
- Protests and clashes with police demanding elections for student unions in Rajasthan's colleges and universities.
- When
- On a Wednesday and Thursday in August 2026, ahead of the monsoon session scheduled to open on August 20, 2026.
- Where
- At the Rajasthan University gate, with additional protests in Ajmer, Jodhpur and Udaipur.
- Why
- Students demand that the state government hold elections for student unions in colleges and universities.
- Core demand
- Elections for student unions in colleges and universities
- Ended hunger strike
- NSUI activist Shubham Revaad ended a 15-day fast on Wednesday
- Arrests
- 10-12 ABVP agitators; 15-20 NSUI-affiliated students
- Protest deadline
- August 20, 2026, opening day of the monsoon session
- Other protest cities
- Ajmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur
- Congress leaders involved
- Ashok Gehlot, Tika Ram Jully, Govind Singh Dotasra
- Main protest venue
- Rajasthan University gate