Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Left Holds Foothold in JNUSU Elections; ABVP Wins Joint Secretary
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) held elections.
The Left alliance, composed of AISA and DSF, maintained a strong presence by winning the President, Vice-President, and General Secretary positions.
However, the ABVP broke a nine-year streak by securing the Joint Secretary post.
The ABVP celebrated this win as a major victory and shift in the university's political landscape, while the Left saw it as a challenge.
The elections saw a split within the Left alliance.
The turnout was high, with around 5,500 students voting.
The ABVP views this victory as a win for nationalist ideology.
The Left alliance won three of the four central panel posts in the JNUSU elections.
ABVP secured the Joint Secretary position, breaking a nine-year drought.
Nitish Kumar (AISA) won the President's post.
The election saw a split in the Left alliance.
Around 5,500 students voted in the elections.
- Who
- Students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), candidates from various student organizations (AISA, DSF, SFI, ABVP, etc.)
- What
- JNUSU elections were held, with the Left alliance maintaining dominance but ABVP winning the Joint Secretary post.
- When
- Elections were held on April 25.
- Where
- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
- Why
- To elect the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) central panel.
Left Alliance's Perspective
ABVP's Perspective
ABVP's Victory
Left Alliance's Perspective
AISA expressed concern over ABVP's narrow win and called it a challenge to the Left's dominance.
ABVP's Perspective
ABVP hailed their victory as a "historic shift" and a democratic revolution against the Left.
Political Landscape
Left Alliance's Perspective
The Left views the election as a mandate against the government's New Education Policy.
ABVP's Perspective
ABVP sees the victory as a reflection of students' faith in nationalist ideology and a rejection of Left-wing "tyranny."
- President
- Nitish Kumar (AISA)
- Vice-President
- Manisha (DSF)
- General Secretary
- Munteha Fatima (DSF)
- Joint Secretary
- Vaibhav Meena (ABVP)
- Election Date
- April 25
- Voters
- Approximately 5,500