At a Special General Meeting (SGM) held in Mumbai on Sunday, Devajit Saikia from Assam and Prabhtej Singh Bhatia from Chhattisgarh were elected unopposed as the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) new secretary and treasurer, respectively.
Saikia and Bhatia were the sole nominees for the positions left vacant by Jay Shah and Ashish Shelar.
Shah’s appointment as ICC chairman last month necessitated his resignation as BCCI secretary. Shelar stepped down after being appointed as a cabinet minister in the Maharashtra government.
Saikia had been handling the secretary’s responsibilities since Shah’s transition to the ICC. He previously served as joint secretary, a position now vacant.
“The Two (02) Elective Posts of the Office Bearers – Secretary and Treasurer were Uncontested, and it was not necessary to conduct a Poll in respect of these Two (02) Posts,” stated electoral officer AK Joti in his declaration of results.
Shah, who was felicitated by the BCCI on Saturday night, was also feted at the SGM.
