The Rajasthan High Court on Friday, December 19, 2025, refused to order immediate elections for student unions in universities and colleges. Instead, Justice Umashankar Vyas asked the State government to frame a comprehensive policy on conducting these polls. The court also directed the government to set up a high-level committee to prepare for the elections. This committee must consult all stakeholders, including students and university administration, by January 19, 2026, to decide the next steps. The court said, "If the elections remain postponed, the government must provide strong and valid reasons." The judgement highlighted that while student body elections are a democratic right, they cannot come at the cost of disrupting education. Student union elections in Rajasthan were suspended during the BJP government from 2003 to 2008. They resumed in 2010 under the Congress government but were postponed again in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Elections restarted in 2022 but faced further delays in 2023 because college buildings were used by the Election Commission for Assembly polls and due to changes in the new education policy. Since December 2023, when the BJP came back to power, no action to hold the elections has been taken. Petitioners argued student representation is a "core democratic entitlement" and should not be denied. The government responded that elections might disrupt academics during the National Education Policy rollout. They also said the Lyngdoh Committee’s deadline for elections within eight weeks of session start had expired. The court also instructed the Election Commission to avoid using university and college campuses for election-related setups. It noted, "Setting up polling booths and other facilities inside higher educational institutions disrupts studies."