Wadiyar wins KSCA polls

Scion of Mysore royal family Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar has clinched the post of President of Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) defeating retired test cricketer Gundappa Vishwanath in a keenly fought polls in Bangalore on Sunday.

Wadiyar polled 553 votes against his challenger Gundappa Vishwanath, who secured 529 votes in a much-hyped election.

However, Wadiyar’s pet-hate and former cricketer Brijesh Patel too has managed to retained the powerful post of KSCA Secretary. A number of Brijesh Patel’s supporters including former test cricketer Roger Binny, who bagged the post of Vice President, and Tallam Venkatesh, who won the treasurer’s post, have also emerged victorious in the polls.

After much mud-slinging was witnessed in the run-up to the polls, the spoils appeared to be more or less equally shared between the two groups and the victory margins remained slim for most winners.

The polling, which was held at Chinnaswamy stadium, witnessed a record turnout with as many as 1,082 members out of the 1,405 registered members casting their votes.
UB Group Chairman Vijay Mallya and film star turned politician Ambarish too turned up for the polls and told reporters that they had cast their vote in favour of Wadiyar.