Vice-President’s exit deepens PU’s senate poll uncertainty

The senate poll schedule, already delayed by eight months, can only be announced after nod of the Vice-President, who is also the varsity chancellor

- Rajanbir Singh [e-mail]

Already hanging fire for eight months, the Panjab University (PU) senate elections are set to be delayed further following the abrupt resignation of Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar, who also served as the university's chancellor.

The term of the PU senate, the university's apex decisionmaking body, ended on October 31, 2024.

Since then, the university has been functioning without the elected body, with key powers temporarily delegated to the vice-chancellor and other officials.

As per university rules, elections can be held only after final approval from the chancellor.

However, despite preparing and submitting a tentative election schedule to the chancellor's office on at least four occasions over the past eight months, no approval was granted, officials confirmed.