Rajasthan Students Deprived of Their Right to Elections: What, Why, and What’s Next
Geetha Sunil Pillai | 22 July 2025 | The Mooknayak
Across Rajasthan’s universities, students are intensifying their demands for the resumption of student union elections, which have been stalled since the 2023-24 academic session. The cancellation, initially ordered by the then Congress-led state government, has left students without a vital platform for democratic participation, prompting widespread protests and calls for adherence to the Lyngdoh Committee guidelines.
From Rajasthan University in Jaipur to other state institutions, students are rallying against what they see as an erosion of their democratic rights, urging the current BJP government to reinstate the polls. From giving a symbolic farewell to democracy in an old Ambassador car to staging dharnas, students are rallying for resumption of the elections…