<p>Wadiyar, son of the former Mysore maharaja, had defeated legendary batsman Gundappa Vishwanath in a bitterly fought poll three years ago to head Karnataka cricket.<br /><br />The Wadiyar panel had, however, failed to dislodge former Test cricketer Brijesh Patel, whose long tenure as the KSCA secretary has been marred with controversies.<br /><br />This time, Patel is not contesting and is backing former speedster Javgal Srinath for the post against the Wadiyar panel's A.V. Jayaparaksh, also a former cricketer who made a name as a Test umpire as well.<br /><br />"A contest is on," Patel told IANS Thursday discounting the possibility of a unanimous choice for the posts of president and secretary.<br /><br />Though there were reports in a section of the media of talks between the two sides to avoid a contest for key posts, Patel said there was no such effort.<br /><br />"Tomorrow (Friday) is the last day for withdrawals. But elections will be there for all posts," he said.</p>.<p>Other leading cricketers fighting the Nov 21 polls for various posts include former paceman Venkatesh Prasad, on Kumble's panel, for one of the three vice president's posts.<br />A mining magnate and Congress Rajya Sabha member Anil Lad is the prominent politician trying his luck for a seat in the 24-member managing committee. <br /><br />Also in the fray for the vice president's post are P. Sadananda Maiya, whose family runs the famous MTR (Mavalli Tiffin Rooms)eating house in Bangalore; and M.K. Panudranga Shetty, head of Rashtriya Vidyalaya (RV) group of educational institutions in Bangalore.<br /></p>
<p>Wadiyar, son of the former Mysore maharaja, had defeated legendary batsman Gundappa Vishwanath in a bitterly fought poll three years ago to head Karnataka cricket.<br /><br />The Wadiyar panel had, however, failed to dislodge former Test cricketer Brijesh Patel, whose long tenure as the KSCA secretary has been marred with controversies.<br /><br />This time, Patel is not contesting and is backing former speedster Javgal Srinath for the post against the Wadiyar panel's A.V. Jayaparaksh, also a former cricketer who made a name as a Test umpire as well.<br /><br />"A contest is on," Patel told IANS Thursday discounting the possibility of a unanimous choice for the posts of president and secretary.<br /><br />Though there were reports in a section of the media of talks between the two sides to avoid a contest for key posts, Patel said there was no such effort.<br /><br />"Tomorrow (Friday) is the last day for withdrawals. But elections will be there for all posts," he said.</p>.<p>Other leading cricketers fighting the Nov 21 polls for various posts include former paceman Venkatesh Prasad, on Kumble's panel, for one of the three vice president's posts.<br />A mining magnate and Congress Rajya Sabha member Anil Lad is the prominent politician trying his luck for a seat in the 24-member managing committee. <br /><br />Also in the fray for the vice president's post are P. Sadananda Maiya, whose family runs the famous MTR (Mavalli Tiffin Rooms)eating house in Bangalore; and M.K. Panudranga Shetty, head of Rashtriya Vidyalaya (RV) group of educational institutions in Bangalore.<br /></p>