Instead, his student Sadru-Shariah Maulana Hazrat Mufti Amjad Ali Aazmi was elected.[14] His book written based on Hanafi fiqh, Bahar-e-Shariat became a reference on this subject. Along with him, Allama Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri s/o. Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi was the Grand Mufti during Indira Gandhi's administration.