<span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister Arjun Munda was today elected as President of the suspended Archery Association of India (AAI) in its much-delayed elections. The elections were held as per the Delhi High Court order. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The two factions clashed for the first time in the presence of a World Archery (WA) Observer in Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapol.  </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Munda had a smooth sailing as he beat his rival B V P Rao by a margin of 34-18 votes. Munda's entire panel secured majority share of votes and were elected for a full tenure of four years.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A total of 31 State Associations were part of the AAI but only 26 states, each having a share of two votes, cast their votes. There were a total of 52 votes to elect the 19-member Executive Committee.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A three-time Jharkhand Chief Minister, the 51-year-old Munda is a hugely popular tribal leader who also runs an archery academy which was instrumental in the rise of former world number one Deepika Kumari.</span><br />''