New Delhi: The Committee of Administrators announced that elections of the BCCI will be held on October 22. Supreme Court appointed CoA in January 2017 to oversee the sweeping reforms recommended by the Lodha panel, announced the elections date here after due consultation with the apex court-appointed amicus curiae PS Narsimha.

SC had assigned Narsimha in March to mediate with various state associations which had 80 filed interim appeals. In the meeting attended by all three CoA members -- chief Vinod Rai, Diana Edulji and Ravi Thodge -- the deadline to hold state elections was set at September 14

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Talking about elections Rai told PTI, "When I was appointed by the Honourable Supreme Court, I had said that my role will be of a night watchman and this night watchman has stayed for very long," Rai told PTI in a lighter vein.

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He further added, "We (CoA) are happy because our job was very specific. It was mandated to make them (the state associations) accept the constitution (as per Lodha recommendations). They (associations) had difficulties which was mediated between us, amicus and the court. We are happy to hand it over them.

"We sincerely believed a democratically run elected body should run cricket in the country," added the former CAG. Rai lauded amicus Narsimha's role in dealing with the state associations.