Jamshedpur/Ranchi, May 15: The inspector-general of police may have won the war against the home minister of the state in the fight for the pitch, but for Amitabh Choudhary, the newly-elected president of Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA), the battle has just begun.

Binod Kumar Rana, who had filed two petitions at the munsif?s court in Jamshedpur and the high court, seeking stay on the JSCA polls alleging violation of its by-laws by inducting 420 life members, plans to file amendment petition demanding cancellation of the polls.

Rana said, since his petition could not be heard by the high court due to time constraint, Choudhary managed to conduct and win the election with the help of the newly-inducted 420 members.

?Tomorrow I will file an amendment petition in the high court requesting cancellation of the election. We will bring to its notice how Choudhary used the 420 new members to win it,? said Rana.

He threatened to go up to the Supreme Court to ensure the ouster of all the 420 members.

The JSCA, on the other hand, went unrepresented in the munsif?s court in a hearing over the showcause issued following Rana?s petition.

The defendants, including the association president and former general secretary B.N. Singh, the newly elected vice-president, too, failed to appear before the court.

Meanwhile, grievances are brewing strong against Amitabh Choudhary.

The members, who had opted for Sudesh Mahto?s camp are not hopeful of development of cricket with Choudhary taking charge yet again. They maintained that it is not very long when the present members who voted him to power would decide otherwise, for the much-needed ?change?.

Most vocal among the members was working president of the Ranchi District Cricket Association (RDCA), Deval Sahay. ?There are provisions for taking former Ranji players and prominent members who have been ignored. These 420 members have voted him for short-term gains, but would not be long before these same voters will want the change that we want now.?

When asked why he joined Sudesh camp, Sahay said: ?There is neither infrastructure development, nor local tournaments being held on time. Even coaching camps are in shambles. At least Sudesh has a vision and he is keen on developing infrastructure.?

Former cricketer Saba Karim, too, toed Sahay?s line. He felt nothing has been done in the last four-five years to put Jharkhand in the national map of cricket. ?Sudesh at least had vision,? he added.

?There should be more representation of Jharkhand in elite tournaments...not only in Ranji but also in Under-16 and Under-19 tournaments. Infrastructure should also be developed. As of now, there is just one stadium,? Saba Karim told The Telegraph.