There were quite a few interesting observations, one being that the elections were supposed to be held at the Sports Authority of India, TEAMS Division at the JN Stadium. In the letter “Guidelines for voters on the polling day” issued by the RO said the election will take place at SAI premises.

The ad hoc committee formed to oversee the day-to-day functioning of the VFI and hold elections was formed by the Indian Olympic Association. Notably, the IOA has an independent house: the IOA Bhawan in New Delhi where the Wrestling Federation of India elections were held.

Another interesting fact is that there are at least 18 disputed state units that needed to be sorted out by RO. The RO had called for a hearing of all the rival factions in the states and had to decide on each one’s legitimacy. There are 34 state units eligible to vote.

The disputed state units’ list has been uploaded on the IOA website. The disputed state units were: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Haryana, Odisha, Goa, Puducherry, Punjab, Karnataka, Kerala, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand.