The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has expelled its joint member-secretary Mahin Sarkar for breaching party discipline after he collected a nomination form to contest for the DUCSU General Secretary (GS) position. Mahin said he first learned of his expulsion during a talk show, claiming the party never issued him a formal explanation notice. “In response, they treated it as student politics. But I was never told clearly on what grounds or under which policy I was barred from participating in DUCSU elections,” Mahin remarked. “If they had explained further, it would have been better. I even directly answered their questions, yet I still don’t know the real reason behind my dismissal.” He further alleged that the party asked him to submit a resignation letter without clarifying the grounds. Observers believe the move was taken to protect the interests of BAGCHAS (a student alliance) within the university.