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DUSU Vice-President Blames Kanhaiya Kumar, Internal Politics for NSUI Defeat
Delhi University held elections for its main student organization.
The Congress student group, called NSUI, did not win any of the four top positions.
The ABVP won three positions.
Deepanshu Shokeen, who had earlier sought an NSUI ticket, won the Vice-President position as an independent candidate.
He said Kanhaiya Kumar should accept some responsibility because he leads NSUI for the Congress.
Shokeen also said disagreements inside the organization affected candidate selection.
He believed leaders should have checked which candidates were popular with students.
He also said Rahul Gandhi’s student-focused efforts need stronger work at the local level.
DUSU Vice-President Deepanshu Shokeen said Kanhaiya Kumar should take responsibility for NSUI’s poor election performance.
NSUI failed to win any of the four DUSU central-panel posts for the first time since 2015.
ABVP won the President, Secretary and Joint Secretary positions, while Shokeen won Vice-President as an independent.
Shokeen received 30,615 votes, defeating ABVP’s Ishu Maurya and NSUI candidate Vir Chatrath.
Shokeen blamed unclear ticket distribution, internal politics and weak grassroots implementation for the Congress student wing’s defeat.
- Who
- DUSU Vice-President Deepanshu Shokeen, Kanhaiya Kumar, NSUI, ABVP and other candidates were involved.
- What
- Shokeen criticized Kanhaiya Kumar and NSUI’s internal management after NSUI lost all four DUSU central-panel posts.
- Where
- The election was held at Delhi University in New Delhi.
- When
- The comments were made on Monday after the recently concluded DUSU elections.
- Why
- Shokeen attributed NSUI’s defeat to internal politics, unclear ticket decisions, inadequate ground-level assessment and weak implementation of student initiatives.
Shokeen’s Criticism
NSUI Leadership Perspective
Responsibility for the defeat
Shokeen’s Criticism
Deepanshu Shokeen said Kanhaiya Kumar, as the Congress student wing’s in-charge, should take responsibility and have assessed the candidates and ground situation.
NSUI Leadership Perspective
The article does not provide a direct response from Kanhaiya Kumar or NSUI leadership.
Candidate selection
Shokeen’s Criticism
Shokeen alleged that internal politics, unclear assurances and poor ticket management created confusion and contributed to multiple independent candidates contesting from an NSUI background.
NSUI Leadership Perspective
The article says NSUI’s official candidate was confirmed but does not provide the organization’s explanation for the selection process.
Student outreach
Shokeen’s Criticism
Shokeen said Rahul Gandhi’s student-focused initiative connects with students but needs stronger grassroots implementation and communication with top leadership.
NSUI Leadership Perspective
No opposing response to Shokeen’s assessment of the initiative is included in the article.
Key facts
- Election body
- Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU)
- NSUI result
- NSUI won none of the four central-panel posts
- Previous record
- The defeat was NSUI’s first complete loss of the central panel since 2015
- ABVP result
- ABVP won President, Secretary and Joint Secretary
- Vice-President winner
- Independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen
- Shokeen’s votes
- 30,615
- Defeated candidates
- Ishu Maurya of ABVP and Vir Chatrath of NSUI
Quotes
Deepanshu Shokeen
Newly elected DUSU Vice-President and independent candidate
“Somewhere, Kanhaiya Kumar should take responsibility. He is in-charge in the party, and I believe he must have played a role... He should have taken a clear stand, come to the ground, and checked who was strong and who had the preparation. If he had come to the ground and observed things, perhaps the results and decisions would have been different.”
thehansindia.com
“Why was the issue not taken to the higher ups? Because if it had reached the higher-ups, we were deserving and would have been given the ticket. How things were managed there, both the internal politics are responsible, and the people who were given responsibility there were perhaps not capable of handling the pressure.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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