Cuttack: Lack of guidance from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has hampered the election of office bearers for the Odisha Cricket Association that has been limping since all members of the former committee quit following a Supreme Court order to implement the Justice Lodha Committee reforms.

The association had constituted a five-member adhoc working committee on February 5 last year to oversee operations until fresh elections.

Working committee chairman Dhiren Pallai told The Telegraph that the association was keen to hold elections at the earliest, but it has not been possible in the absence of guidelines from the BCCI.

"We decided to seek guidelines on the implementation of the Justice Lodha Committee recommendations from the BCCI during the general body meeting on Saturday. We will communicate our decision to the BCCI shortly," Pallai said.

Association elections were due in August 2016. But the working committee is still in charge as elections have not been held.

The association's by-laws have to be changed according to the Justice Lodha Committee recommendations to hold elections.

"And that is possible only after receiving the guidelines on their implementation from the BCCI," Pallai said.

According to the existing by-laws, the association's council consists of representatives from 72 affiliated units - 13 district athletic associations, 17 district cricket associations and 20 clubs, and 15 educational institutions based in Cuttack.

Implementation of the recommendations will make some of the association's affiliated units ineligible.

"We expect the BCCI to provide the eligibility criteria for affiliated units of state associations so that the new by-laws can accordingly be framed," he said, adding, "The BCCI will also be informed about the present affiliated units while seeking the guidelines".

The Supreme Court order restricts anyone who has exceeded the 70-year age limit or has served in state associations for a cumulative nine-year period from being association members.

The Supreme Court constituted the Justice Lodha Committee following the corruption and match fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League. The committee gave its recommendations on January 4 last year.

The Supreme Court had, in July last year, upheld almost all the recommendations to overhaul cricket administration in the country.