C P Joshi Elected as President of Rajasthan Cricket Association

C P Joshi, the Union Minister of Panchayat Raj, was elected as the President of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) in a closely contested election in Jaipur on Monday. Joshi defeated Lalit Modi, the powerful IPL figure, with 19 votes in his favor as against Modi's 13 votes. This is the second consecutive defeat for Modi, who was previously defeated by Sanjay Dixit in the RCA elections in March this year. With his victory, Joshi has vowed to create a conducive environment for cricket to flourish in Rajasthan.

Key Takeaways:

C P Joshi was elected as the President of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) with 19 votes in his favor against Lalit Modi's 13 votes.
This is the second consecutive defeat for Lalit Modi, who was previously defeated by Sanjay Dixit in the RCA elections in March this year.
B L Gupta, the Election Officer of RCA, declared Joshi as the winner and announced the election results, including the election of Sanjay Dixit as Secretary and Mahinder Sharma as Treasurer.
Rajesh Rathore, who contested for a post, secured 14 votes.
The RCA elections saw a violent turn when supporters of Modi and Joshi clashed outside the RCA office premises at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
Joshi has vowed to create a conducive environment for cricket to flourish in Rajasthan.
Sanjay Dixit, a career bureaucrat, was elected as the Secretary of RCA.
Mahinder Sharma was elected as the Treasurer of RCA.

Statistics:

19 votes cast in favor of C P Joshi.
13 votes cast in favor of Lalit Modi.
19 votes cast in favor of Sanjay Dixit.
14 votes cast in favor of Rajesh Rathore.
Tclashes between supporters of Lalit Modi and C P Joshi outside RCA office premises at Sawai Mansingh Stadium.

Sources:

ANI Jaipur, Dec.7 (ANI): Jubilation erupted in the camp of C P Joshi, Union Minister of Panchayat Raj after he was elected as the President of Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) in Jaipur on Monday.