Rahul Gandhi upset after NSUI’s DUSU wipeout, Congress may act over campaign failures: Report
Congress leaders are reviewing campaign and ticket decisions after rebels outpolled official NSUI candidates and the student wing drew a blank for the first time since 2015.
- The National Students' Union of India failed to win any of the four central panel posts in the Delhi University Students' Union elections concluded recently, while the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad captured three positions.
- Independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen, denied an NSUI ticket, won the vice-president's post with 30,615 votes, vastly outperforming official nominee Vir Chatrath, who received 4,313 votes.
- Scrutiny of AICC in-charge Kanhaiya Kumar has intensified, as insiders allege centralized ticket distribution and exclusion of local leadership prompted rebel candidacies, including Vishesh Yadav, who finished second in the joint secretary race with 15,778 votes.
- Congress leadership has initiated an internal review of the NSUI's election strategy, with Rahul Gandhi reportedly requesting a report from General Secretary K.C. Venugopal within a week on the organization's performance.
- Campaign efforts focused on student housing and infrastructure, issues that gained prominence following the recent Satya Niketan building collapse, where five students were among the seven killed in the tragedy.
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Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron ki Goonj’ strikes a chord, why Gen Z gives Congress a reality check
Even as the LoP was reaching out to youth in Indore, Delhi’s Gen Z dealt a blow to Congress in DUSU polls, highlighting once again how the party hasn’t even begun the hard work of building the organisation
While Kanhaiya Kumar may be blamed for the NSUI's crushing defeat in the 2026 DUSU elections, the reality is that this student wing has merely replicated the Congress party's electoral track record of the past 12 years. Despite major issues like the Gen-Z movement at Jantar Mantar and the Satya Niketan hostel incident, Congress lost a prime mover again due to internal factionalism and apathetic organization.
DU Election Setback: Congress Seeks Report, Kanhaiya Kumar Summoned Over NSUI’s Defeat
Congress is reportedly seeking an internal review after the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) failed to win any seat in the Delhi University Students’ Union election. According to sources cited in the report, Rahul Gandhi has asked Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal to submit a report within a week on the reasons behind NSUI’s performance. Venugopal, who is associated with NSUI’s organisational affairs, has reportedly summoned Kanhaiya Kumar and sought an explanation over why the student organisation could not secure a single seat in the DU election. The development comes after Rahul Gandhi’s recent “Students’ Goonj” programme in Indore, where a large number of students reportedly participated. The report says the DU election results have prompted Congress leadership to review its student outreach and organisational strategy. Further action against leaders could reportedly follow after the internal assessment.
NSUI rebellion in DUSU polls not the first. It was a test of the Kanhaiya Kumar experiment
For the first time since 2015, NSUI has failed to win a single post on the four-member DUSU central panel, raising questions about the organisation's performance under Kanhaiya Kumar.
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