New Delhi: The principle of 'one state one vote' may not be the best democratic thing, the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) told the Supreme Court on Wednesday as it said weightage be given to those engaged in cricketing activities and not territorial areas represented by various associations.

Defending the present system wherein cricket playing states which are full members of the Board for Control of Cricket in India have a vote each, with Maharashtra and Gujarat having four and three votes respectively, senior counsel Kapil Sibal told the apex court bench of Chief Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla that it takes time for a game to evolve in a region.