Indian university fails to solve unrest after promising first students’ union elections in 21 years

The public university Jamia Millia Islamia, located in New Delhi, India, has agreed to hold students’ union elections for the first time since its dissolution in 2006, following student protests and a hunger strike.

The Indian university announced on 26/10/2026 that it would agree to the student movement's demand to hold union elections, followed by a notice asking the remaining protesters to immediately vacate academic buildings or face disciplinary and legal action.

Indian media reported that two students continued their hunger strike, demanding a definite election date, while several others were detained by the Delhi Police outside the university gates.

The university said the student union election will be held 15 days after the approval of the constitution of the union, but didn't…