Archive · 13 Jan 2026
Congress panel defers report on college elections
A group made by the Congress party in Karnataka is thinking about bringing back student elections in colleges.
The group, led by a minister named Sharan Prakash Patil, had their first meeting on Tuesday.
They were supposed to give their ideas by a certain date, but they decided to delay it until January 22.
The group was created in December 2025 by another important person, D K Shivakumar, who said the government wants to bring back these student elections.
A Congress committee in Karnataka is exploring the reintroduction of student union elections in colleges.
The committee, headed by Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil, had its first meeting on Tuesday.
The committee was formed in December 2025 by state Congress president and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.
The submission of the committee's recommendations has been deferred to January 22.
The decision to reintroduce student union elections was announced by D K Shivakumar.
- Who
- Congress committee headed by Sharan Prakash Patil
- What
- Deferred submission of recommendations on reintroducing student union elections
- When
- Report to be submitted on January 22
- Where
- Karnataka, India
- Why
- To explore the reintroduction of student union elections in colleges
- Committee Head
- Sharan Prakash Patil
- Committee Formation Date
- December 2025
- Report Submission Date
- January 22
- Committee Formation Announcer
- D K Shivakumar
- Committee Formation Reason
- Reintroduce student union elections in colleges