BCCI SGM to elect Jay Shah, Ashish Shelar's replacement on January 12 in Mumbai

BCCI to hold SGM on January 12 to elect new secretary and treasurer after vacancies left by Amit Shah and Ashish Shelar.

The BCCI will hold a Special General Meeting (SGM) in Mumbai on January 12 to elect its new secretary and treasurer after the two posts were vacated by Jay Shah and Ashish Shelar respectively earlier this month.

The BCCI constitution states that any post lying vacant should be filled within 45 days by calling a Special General Meeting. The upcoming BCCI SGM will be held within 43 days of the deadline.

"Yes, after the Apex Council Meeting on Thursday, State units were sent a notification about the date of the SGM, which is January 12 at the BCCI headquarters," a Sstate association president told PTI.

Shah has already taken over as the youngest chairman of ICC on December 1 and Shelar, a seasoned BJP politician, has been sworn in as a cabinet minister in the recently-formed Maharashtra government.

As per the Lodha Committee reforms accepted by the Supreme Court, one person can't hold two positions. Shah, who still had a year left in his BCCI tenure before the mandatory cooling off period, relinquished his post as required.

Shelar, who has been a Maharashtra BJP president, had to quit the BCCI post as Lodha Reforms do not allow any Minister or public servant to be an office-bearer.

"As the posts of Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer have been vacated, the same are required to be filled up for the remaining period at a Special General Meeting by way of elections," reads an official Board document which is in PTI's possession.