Vinod Rai-Led CoA To Leave Office On October 23

After 33 months of being in charge of the BCCI's affairs, the members of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) are set to step down and a new set of administrators will take charge. October 23 will be the last day for chief Vinod Rai and his team which includes former Indian women’s team captain Diana Edulji and Vikaram Limaye. “Yes, after keeping in mind the assembly election dates of Maharashtra and Haryana, we have extended the BCCI election date from October 22nd to 23rd. People would have difficulty in reaching us so that is why we have pushed the election date by one day,” Rai said. “Yes, you have seen the similar CoA working in DDCA and they demitted the office right after the election, where is the scope for Coa after the election is over and set of officer bearers is being elected,” he said. When the CoA chief was asked about the compliance of Haryana with the BCCI constitution, he replied, “As of now Haryana has not sent its constitution yet but Tamil Nadu has sent and we have examined it. Maharashtra is also compliant with the BCCI constitution. Mumbai is being examined”. Recently, the CoA issued an advisory in which the dates for elections were rescheduled. “The date of BCCI election is extended by one day in view of the Legislative Assembly elections in the states of Maharashtra and Haryana on October 21, 2019. Accordingly, the election date for BCCI stands postponed to October 23, 2019,”