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NSUI Rebels Expose Ticket-Selection Setbacks Under Kanhaiya Kumar
The NSUI is the Congress party’s student organization.
In the Delhi University student elections, it did not win any of the four main positions.
Deepanshu Shokeen, who wanted an NSUI ticket but ran independently, won the vice-president position.
Vishesh Yadav, another former ticket aspirant, nearly won the joint-secretary race.
These results have led people to question how NSUI chooses its candidates.
People close to Kanhaiya Kumar deny that a personal disagreement caused Shokeen to lose the ticket.
They say NSUI offered him the presidential nomination, but he preferred to run for vice-president.
Similar rebellions at other universities have also produced strong results against official NSUI candidates.
NSUI failed to win any of the four central posts in the Delhi University Students’ Union elections.
Independent Deepanshu Shokeen, previously seeking an NSUI ticket, won vice-president with 30,615 votes.
NSUI’s official presidential candidate Veer Chatrath finished third with 4,313 votes.
Another former ticket aspirant, Vishesh Yadav, finished second for joint secretary with Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha backing.
The results have renewed scrutiny of ticket distribution during Kanhaiya Kumar’s tenure as NSUI in-charge.
- Who
- The National Students’ Union of India, its rebel aspirants, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, and Kanhaiya Kumar, the NSUI in-charge.
- What
- NSUI lost all four central posts in the Delhi University Students’ Union elections, while a former ticket aspirant won the vice-presidency as an Independent.
- Where
- Delhi University, with the report also discussing earlier contests at Panjab University and other universities.
- When
- The results were reported on September 19; Kanhaiya Kumar has been NSUI in-charge since July 2023.
- Why
- The outcome renewed debate over NSUI’s candidate-selection and ticket-distribution decisions.
Critics of NSUI’s selections
Kanhaiya Kumar’s supporters
Ticket distribution
Critics of NSUI’s selections
The DUSU result and earlier university contests suggest that dissatisfied aspirants can outperform NSUI’s official nominees, raising questions about the organisation’s selection process.
Kanhaiya Kumar’s supporters
Sources close to Kanhaiya Kumar reject the idea that poor results were caused by an ego clash and say Shokeen was offered the presidential nomination.
Deepanshu Shokeen’s candidacy
Critics of NSUI’s selections
Shokeen was initially nominated by NSUI but was later asked to withdraw, then won the vice-presidency independently by a wide margin.
Kanhaiya Kumar’s supporters
Kanhaiya Kumar’s associates claim Shokeen insisted on contesting vice-president rather than accepting the presidential nomination.
Leadership responsibility
Critics of NSUI’s selections
Repeated rebellions during Kumar’s tenure, including at Panjab University and DUSU, have intensified scrutiny of decisions made under his leadership.
Kanhaiya Kumar’s supporters
NSUI has also recorded victories during Kumar’s tenure, including the 2024 DUSU presidency, the Panjab University presidency in 2023, and wins at Patna University and BGR Campus.
Key facts
- NSUI central-post result
- The organisation won none of the four central posts in the Delhi University Students’ Union elections.
- Vice-president winner
- Independent Deepanshu Shokeen won with 30,615 votes.
- Vice-president runner-up
- Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad candidate Ishu Maurya received 16,910 votes.
- NSUI presidential candidate
- Veer Chatrath finished third with 4,313 votes.
- Joint-secretary contest
- Vishesh Yadav received 15,778 votes, while NSUI’s Gopal Chaudhary received 15,206 and ABVP’s Lakshay Raj Singh won with 16,615.
- NSUI leadership
- Kanhaiya Kumar was appointed All India Congress Committee in-charge of NSUI in July 2023.
- Earlier DUSU rebellion
- In the previous year’s contest, Independent Umanshi Lamba received 5,522 votes after being denied an NSUI ticket.
Sources
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