Cong fields former Speaker CP Joshi from Bhilwara LS seat
The second phase poll process is underway with filing of nomination papers for 13 seats going to polls on April 26.
Senior Congress leader and former Member of Parliament CP Joshi on Friday won the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) presidential elections.
Joshi outnumbered former RCA chairman Lalit Modi’s son Ruchir Modi by a margin of five votes.
The election was conducted on 29 May 2017 and the counting was done under the eye of ombudsman Gyansudha Mishra on Friday.
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The RCA elections this year was contested amid controversies and thus the Rajasthan High Court granted permission for the counting of votes under the presence of Mishra.
Moreover, it was a contest between Ruchir and Joshi, who has also been the president of the RCA in the past. Of 33 votes in total, Joshi bagged 19 while 14 went in favour of Ruchir.
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