In 2008, the SOPU, which was allied to the ABVP, had made a clean sweep. This time, they contested with a different partner but continued their winning streak.

Following the announcement of the results, the winning alliance took out a massive car rally in the campus to demonstrate their strength. Sweets were distributed to everyone and party supporters danced on the beats of Punjabi dhols to celebrate the victory.

Girls form the majority of students in the university, comprising more than 65 percent of the nearly 11,000 students.

PU is one of the oldest universities in India, being established in 1882 at Lahore. It was relocated at Chandigarh in 1956. the campus, which is spread over an area of 550 acres here in Sector 14 and Sector 25, has around 60 teaching and research departments.