The meeting has been called in the wake of reservations expressed by many top state police officials over providing security to the high-profile Twenty20 League, in which matches, to be held at many centres, clashed with the Lok Sabha elections.

The IPL's Governing Council has fixed April 10-May 24 as the window for the cach-rich tournament. But even after the schedule, first released before the dates of the general elections were announced, has been changed thrice, it is yet to get the final approval from the Home Ministry.

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The Working Committee is the most powerful arm of the BCCI and comprises the entire set of BCCI office bearers, various vice presidents, all permanent Test centres and other affiliated units selected on a rotation basis.

The meeting is also being held in the backdrop of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's statement on whether the IPL should be put off. "I think the organisers are responsible people. I think they are patriotic Indians. I think they will take a call," he had said.