JNUSU Elections 2025: ABVP announces candidates, names Vikas Patel for president post

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has announced its candidates for the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) elections 2025. The student organisation has fielded Vikas Patel for President, Tanya Kumari for Vice President, Rajeshwar Kant Dubey for General Secretary, and Anuj for Joint Secretary.

In addition to the central panel, the ABVP has nominated candidates for 42 councillor posts across the university’s 16 schools and special centres, along with three IC positions. The group has also highlighted women’s representation among its candidates.

According to the official press release, the ABVP registered unopposed victories in two schools — Ayushi Bajaj and Himanshu from the School of Life Sciences, and Govardhan Singh from the Special Centre for Molecular Medicine.

The student group said it will focus its campaign on issues including campus infrastructure, women’s safety, affordability of education, and strengthening the accountability of the students’ union. The organisation plans to highlight what it termed as the failures of the Left-led JNUSU and to present what it calls an “issue-based and constructive” alternative.

ABVP outlines campaign priorities

According to the ABVP, the Left-dominated union in recent years has neglected academic and infrastructural development. The organisation, which won the post of Joint Secretary in the previous JNUSU elections, said it aims to “restore academic quality and democratic participation” in the university.

Speaking about the upcoming elections, Arun Srivastava, the Chief Campaign Coordinator of ABVP JNU, said, “Our goal is to strengthen JNU academically, ensure the safety of female students, and make quality education affordable for all. ABVP has always stood for constructive politics and responsible student leadership, and this remains our unwavering commitment in this election as well.”

ABVP highlights recent wins, campus initiatives

ABVP National Secretary Shalini Verma said the organisation has recently secured victories in student elections at universities including Hyderabad Central University, Guwahati University, and Punjab University. She cited previous initiatives by ABVP representatives in JNU such as reopening the railway reservation counter and upgrading campus facilities.

Vikas Patel stated, “JNU has long been regarded as a Leftist stronghold, but the campus atmosphere is rapidly transforming. Students have rejected the negative politics of the Left and have reposed their faith in ABVP’s nationalist , constructive, and student-centric approach. Today, the entire campus resonates with a common sentiment — of change, confidence, and decisive support for the ABVP.”

Voting on November 4, results on November 6

The JNUSU 2025 elections will see contests between the ABVP, Left student groups, and other student organisations. Voting for the JNUSU elections will be held on November 4 in two sessions — from 9 am to 1 pm and from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm — while the results will be declared on November 6.

In the previous JNUSU elections, Left-backed student groups had won three of the four central panel posts, with the ABVP securing the Joint Secretary position, marking its first win in nearly ten years.