Elections for the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) were originally scheduled for November 30. However, due to an active court order and an imprecision from the association’s Managing Committee, election officer Dr. B. Basavaraju (Retd. IAS) adjourned the process, which has now been moved to December 30.
Dr. Basavaraju stated in a letter dated November 17 that he had written to the KSCA on November 14 and 15 to request compliance on some questions about the election process, but he didn’t receive a response until Monday morning, along with attachments that weren’t sufficient to resolve the problems.
He pointed out that the next hearing is scheduled for December 16 and that the injunction ordered by the Hon’ble Trial Court in O.S. No. 7680/2025 is still in effect. “It would not be appropriate to proceed with the election process until the court gives clear guidance and the internal confusion among members is resolved legally,” he wrote. In view of the unsolved legal and administrative concerns, the electoral officer emphasised his duty to oversee a free, fair, and legally compliant election and stated that he was “constrained” to halt the process until December 30.
The postponement did not sit well with former India bowler Venkatesh Prasad, who is running for the KSCA presidency with the support of a number of former Indian cricket players. The 56-year-old claimed he was “stunned” by the postponement and was saddened by what he described as an unexpected and sudden development.
KSCA has to change because it is at a critical point.
Prasad reiterated that the rescheduling had occurred without prior notice, but that his group had no issues with the Election Commission and respected its rulings.
“When we heard that the elections had been postponed until December 30, we were taken aback. Cricket, not politics, should be the main focus here. There is no political motivation behind our participation. Our only goal is to bring back international games and IPL fixtures at Chinnaswamy Stadium in order to revitalise top-tier cricket. According to Cricbuzz, he stated, “That is our mission.”
“These elections must be held in order for this to happen. It is the logical thing to do. The season has already begun, and cricket is already struggling. Elections must take place in order for a new committee to carry out its mission. We appreciate the Election Commission’s decisions and don’t have any problems with them. But this delay has caught us completely off guard,” he continued.
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