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Rahul Gandhi Questions NSUI After DU Student Poll Loss

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC · How we work

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Gandhi urges campus outreach

Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi met NSUI president Vinod Jakhar and in-charge Kanhaiya Kumar on Monday to discuss loss in the Delhi University Students Union election.
Outreach efforts were urged by Gandhi to counter the growing RSS influence on campuses.
NSUI won no seats on the Delhi University Students Union central panel.
Rahul Gandhi praised Vijay Shankar Meena, who lost the president’s post narrowly with 20,000 votes.

Right

Party monitors social media

Leader Rahul Gandhi met NSUI president Vinod Jakhar and in-charge Kanhaiya Kumar on Monday to review Congress’s defeat in the Delhi University Students Union election.
Congress sources said the party now monitors leaders’ social-media activity to gauge their alignment with Gandhi’s positions.
Gandhi questioned Jakhar and Kumar about NSUI’s candidate selection and campaign strategy after the loss.
The ABVP captured the president, secretary and joint-secretary posts, while NSUI won none.

Blindspot

Rahul Gandhi told NSUI president Vinod Jakhar and in-charge Kanhaiya Kumar that the party must intensify outreach in colleges and universities to counter the growing influence of the RSS on campuses.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

In the 1998 general election, the collapse of the Gujral government led to a hung parliament; the Bharatiya Janata Party, under Atal Bajpayee, formed a coalition with the Telugu Desam Party and secured support from 272 of 543 MPs. That victory expanded the BJP’s national presence, a dynamic now reflected in the NSUI-ABVP rivalry on campuses.

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Gandhi urges campus outreach

Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi met NSUI president Vinod Jakhar and in-charge Kanhaiya Kumar on Monday to discuss loss in the Delhi University Students Union election.
Outreach efforts were urged by Gandhi to counter the growing RSS influence on campuses.
NSUI won no seats on the Delhi University Students Union central panel.
Rahul Gandhi praised Vijay Shankar Meena, who lost the president’s post narrowly with 20,000 votes.

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