Bhopal, Aug. 4 -- Congress-affiliated National Students' Union of India (NSUI) on Tuesday demanded that student union elections in Madhya Pradesh be conducted through the direct election system after the High Court directed the state government to hold the polls in September.

Addressing a press conference in Bhopal, NSUI state president Ashutosh Chouksey said the organisation had been consistently fighting for the restoration of student union elections, which have remained pending in the state for nearly nine years. He added the High Court issued the directions while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by NSUI state secretary Adnan Ansari in 2024.

"Nearly after nine years, the High Court, while hearing a PIL filed by an NSU...