In a significant development, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly emerged as unanimous candidate to be BCCI’s new President after Brijesh Patel appeared to have clinched the coveted post.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah will be the new secretary whereas Arun Dhumal will be the new treasurer. Dhumal is the younger brother of former BCCI President Anurag Thakur.

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As per a report published in PTI, October 14 is the last date to file nomination but no election will be held since all candidates have emerged unchallenged after weeks of lobbying and hectic parleys.

Ganguly, who was recently re-elected as the President of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), will have to leave his post in September 2020 as he will go into compulsory cooling off period.

At one point, Patel had become front runner for the Presidential post as Ganguly was non-committal on campaigning for the BJP in the 2021 state assembly elections.

However, things changed dramatically when most of the state units opposed the 'understanding'.

"Yes, Brijesh was running for the President's post with N Srinivasan actively lobbying for him. However, there was stiff resistance against him. We are happy Sourav is the new President," a senior official from North East affiliated unit, told PTI.

This development will also end a 33-month term of the Committee of Administrators, which was running the BCCI after Lodha Committee reforms.

Former India coach Anshuman Gaekwad beat Kirti Azad to be elected as the male ICA representative on BCCI's nine-member Apex Council. Shanta Rangaswamy was earlier elected unopposed as the female ICA representative.

(With PTI inputs)