The BCCI held its 94th Annual General Meeting in Mumbai on 28 September 2025. Its published update named the elected office bearers and IPL Governing Council representatives. This is a record of that meeting, not a preview of an election still to come or a list of office holders verified for October 2026.
Correction, 4 October 2026: An earlier version presented the meeting as a future event and speculated about leadership changes supporting legal online betting. That speculation was not supported by the meeting announcement and has been removed.
The results in the official announcement
The BCCI’s 28 September 2025 AGM update named Mithun Manhas as President, Rajeev Shukla as Vice President, Devajit Saikia as Secretary, Prabhtej Bhatia as Joint Secretary and A. Raghuram Bhat as Treasurer. It also named Arun Singh Dhumal and M Khairul Jamal Majumdar as the two elected representatives in the IPL Governing Council.
For a reader arriving from an old headline, the key correction is the tense: the election took place. A candidate list published before the meeting shows who was standing; the post-meeting announcement records the result. These are different documents, even when the names match.
What the meeting settled—and what it did not
The same update records approval of the annual budget and adoption of audited accounts, alongside committee appointments. These are administrative decisions. The notice does not announce a new IPL match format, a player-retention system or a change in betting law.
| Item a reader sees | What can be concluded |
|---|---|
| An elected official named in the AGM update | That person was elected to the stated position at that meeting. |
| A budget or accounts approval | The meeting approved the item described; it is not a match prediction. |
| A claim of new retention or auction rules | A separate, dated rule announcement is needed. |
| A claim about legal betting | The AGM result does not establish permission to place bets. |
Why the roles should not be collapsed into one headline
The BCCI President, BCCI office bearers and IPL Governing Council are distinct entries in the announcement. Calling all of them “the new IPL boss” hides which position was actually filled. It can also make a routine election sound like a specific league policy has already changed.
For example, a report might say that a leadership appointment will lead to larger squads. The useful next question is whether a league document has announced a new squad limit. An appointment alone does not answer it. This article does not assign detailed constitutional powers to an individual from the AGM result.
Reading the 2025 notice in October 2026
Keep the event date beside the names. A 2025 result remains a historical fact, but it should not be used by itself to establish someone’s current position after later meetings. For a current-office query, look for the latest official announcement rather than relying on the date shown on a republished article.
The same date check applies to competition news. A confirmed appointment and a confirmed playing condition are separate facts. Neither tells a fan how a team will perform, and neither makes a betting market safe.
Questions about the meeting
Was the 94th AGM still upcoming?
No. The official post-meeting update is dated 28 September 2025 and records that the meeting was held in Mumbai.
Did it confirm a change in Indian betting law?
The published AGM result did not announce that change. The earlier suggestion on this page should not be treated as legal guidance.
Does a governing-council election confirm new IPL rules?
It confirms the election described. To establish a rule change, check the actual rule notice and the season to which it applies.
Related reading
For player-news context, use our IPL trade updates and trade and retention rules guide. Those pages address squad changes rather than election results.
Editorial review: IPL Betting Editorial Team, 4 October 2026. The sources below support only the dated events and explanations identified in this article.