The AISA-led Left Unity alliance—comprising AISA, SFI and DSF—won a decisive victory in the 2025–26 JNUSU elections held on 4 November, the second election in the same year. Comrade Aditi (AISA) was elected President, Comrade Gopika (SFI) Vice-President, Comrade Sunil (DSF) General Secretary and Comrade Danish (AISA) Joint Secretary. With a turnout of 67.17% (5,818 of 8,657 voters), all Left Unity candidates secured strong margins.
In contrast to the April 2024–25 elections, where AISA–DSF won three central posts but ABVP narrowly captured the Joint Secretary position, the entry of SFI this year resulted in a complete sweep. ABVP lost all central panel posts and even its traditional councillor strongholds in science schools. Students rejected ABVP’s hooliganism, pro-administration politics and absence from everyday struggles.
The campaign period saw violence by ABVP, including attacks on the Left, disruptions of GBMs and casteist, misogynistic, transphobic and Islamophobic abuses. Delhi Police, under RSS–BJP, also assaulted students protesting this violence. While ABVP used money and muscle to influence the election, students rallied behind the Left.
Women candidates emerged prominently: seven of AISA’s ten candidates were women, and eight won. Left Unity also increased vote share in science schools, alongside victories by anti-ABVP independents.
The results signal AISA’s organisational consolidation and reaffirm that unified Left forces can defeat ABVP on campuses. Despite turnout rising less than expected, JNU once again demonstrated its resistance to RSS-BJP.
