Chandigarh, July 25 -- 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 decision-making 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 ...