{
  "id": 1390535,
  "title": "Why Maharashtra’s campuses have gone 30 years without a student vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/why-maharashtras-campuses-have-gone-30-years-without-a-student-vote",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T01:30:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/why-maharashtras-campuses-have-gone-30-years-without-a-student-vote-10836330/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Maharashtra's universities have not held student union elections for over 30 years. The state legislated the requirement back in 2016, with universities announcing schedules for 2019. However, the cabinet deferred the polls, and no new date or discussion has been made since then. The Progressive Students Union and other organizations are now calling for the return of student union elections.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "The continued absence of student union elections in Maharashtra's universities lets the government maintain control over campus politics, limiting student representation and autonomy.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}