Overview

• The final electoral roll released on September 19 lists Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh, Raghuram Bhat and Jaydev Shah as the principal state representatives seen as frontrunners.
• An informal meeting at Union home minister Amit Shah’s residence in New Delhi on September 20 is reported to be pivotal to the leadership choice.
• The election schedule sets nominations from September 20, scrutiny and the final list on September 23, and voting at the AGM on September 28 in Mumbai.
• Kiran More is being discussed as a potential nominee despite not appearing on the roll, with his path complicated by Pranav Amin’s registration as Vadodara’s representative.
• Sachin Tendulkar has denied any interest, and the AGM is also expected to confirm a new panel of national selectors.