Archive · 7 Nov 2025
New JNUSU President Aditi Mishra Outlines Priorities: Accountability, Infrastructure, and Academic Resources
The new student leader at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is Aditi Mishra.
Her team, which is part of a 'Left Bloc', won all the top student government jobs.
Aditi wants the university leaders to pay attention to what students need and not ignore them.
She is concerned about student safety and mentioned an incident where a student was hurt.
Aditi also pointed out that important things on campus, like the library, are in bad shape.
She wants students to have better access to learning tools and for scholarships to be increased to help with rising costs.
She also feels the university administration is more focused on watching students with cameras than on fixing problems.
Aditi hopes to work with the administration to solve these issues and improve the university for everyone.
Aditi Mishra, representing the Left Bloc (AISA-SFI-DSF), has been elected President of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU).
Her alliance secured all four key positions in the JNUSU elections.
Mishra's immediate priorities include ensuring accountability for a recent incident involving student harm and addressing deteriorating campus infrastructure.
She aims to improve access to academic resources like JSTOR and increase the Means-Cum-Merit (MCM) scholarship.
Mishra emphasized the need for the university administration to engage with student representatives rather than avoid them.
- Who
- Aditi Mishra (newly elected JNUSU President), representing the AISA-SFI-DSF Left Bloc, and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
- What
- Aditi Mishra was elected President of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU), with her alliance also winning the Vice President, General Secretary, and Joint Secretary positions. She outlined priorities including accountability for campus incidents, infrastructure improvements, and better access to academic resources.
- When
- Elections held on Thursday; results announced prior to the interview.
- Where
- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
- Why
- The Left Bloc aims to ensure the administration listens to student concerns and addresses issues such as campus safety, academic resources, and scholarship levels, contrasting with perceived administrative avoidance and prioritization of surveillance over student welfare.
Left Bloc (AISA, SFI, DSF)
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)
Election Outcome
Left Bloc (AISA, SFI, DSF)
The Left Bloc swept all four key positions in the JNUSU elections, with Aditi Mishra elected President.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)
ABVP candidates placed second or third in the elections, failing to secure any of the central panel seats.
Campaign Tactics
Left Bloc (AISA, SFI, DSF)
Aditi Mishra stated that the Right-wing spread rumors about her background, accusing them of resorting to slander instead of discussing issues.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)
The article mentions that the Right-wing spread rumors about Aditi Mishra, including claims about her family connections and sidelining other comrades.
- New JNUSU President
- Aditi Mishra (AISA-SFI-DSF Left Bloc)
- Presidential Election Votes
- Aditi Mishra: 1937 votes; Vikas Patel (ABVP): 1488 votes
- General Secretary Election Votes
- Sunil Yadav (Left Bloc): 2005 votes; Rajeshwar Kant Dubey (ABVP): 1901 votes
- Student Population
- Approximately 9,000 students
- Student Activism Background (Aditi Mishra)
- Involved in BHU protests (2017), anti-CAA demonstrations, and activism at Pondicherry University (2018)
- Key Priorities
- Ensuring accountability for recent violence, improving campus infrastructure, accessing academic resources (JSTOR), increasing MCM scholarship, and expanding library facilities.
Sources
JNU Election Result 2025: Who Is Kizhakoot Gopika Babu? Gopika Emerges As Frontrunner, Inches Closer To Vice President Win
Left sweeps JNU student elections, Aditi Mishra elected president
Left Unity Sweeps JNUSU Polls
Clean sweep as AISA-SFI-DSF beats ABVP JNUSU polls: Left alliance wins all central panel posts; bags a majority of councillor seats
Profile of JNU poll winners
JNU Students' Union Elections: Left Alliance Secures All Four Key Posts
Left Unity registers clean sweep in JNU Students Union elections, ABVP draws blank
Left alliance wins all four posts in JNU student union elections
JNUSU poll: Left sweeps all 4 seats, Aditi elected prez
‘Want admin to listen when we approach them… not avoid us’: New JNUSU president
