New Delhi: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and MPCA Vice President Mahanaryaman Scindia arrived at Indore on Tuesday. Today, Mahanaryaman Scindia assumed charge as the new President of the MPCA. Present on the occasion were Union Minister, former MPCA President and his father Jyotiraditya Scindia, along with all the members of the MPCA. This comes days after Scindia’s son was set to be unanimously elected as president of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA). Though the election and subsequent declaration of the result is to happen during the association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, outgoing president Abhilash Khandekar confirmed to IANS on Monday that the new set of office bearers are to be elected unopposed.
Mahanaryaman: Youngest MPCA President
Mahanaryaman, who also serves as vice-president of the Gwalior Division Cricket Association (GDCA) and is a member of the erstwhile Gwalior royal family, will become the youngest ever MPCA president since its establishment in 1957.He will be the third-generation member from the Scindia family to take charge of MPCA. His grandfather, late Madhavrao Scindia, and father Jyotiraditya have both served as MPCA presidents.He was made a lifetime member of the MPCA in 2022 and also serves as president of the Madhya Pradesh T20 League (MPL), whose first edition took place in Gwalior in 2024.