Kolhapur : Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has said there will be no intervention at his level in the election for Kolhapur District Cooperative Milk Producers Federation, popularly known as Gokul dairy, and NCP leader and minister Hasan Mushrif is taking the lead on behalf of Mahayuti.
Thursday, Oct 8, is the last day for the withdrawal of the nomination, while the final list of the candidates will be released and the distribution of the symbols carried out on Friday. There are 25 posts of directors for Gokul dairy election. I am clear on this: we have 25 candidates who have filed nominations, and I am going to announce our panel on Wednesday.
Therefore, at my level, there will be no intervention,” said Fadnavis. The dairy, which supplies milk to Mumbai, Pune and Goa, has a total turnover of around Rs 3,000 crore and is connected to most of the rural households in Kolhapur district, and is therefore politically sensitive.
If the Mahayuti wants to make the Gokul election unopposed, citing drought conditions, why is it not proposing the same for other ongoing cooperative elections, such as Sangli and Satara district central cooperative banks?” said Patil. Fadnavis’s remarks have come amid talks to hold the election unopposed, ceding some seats to the panel led by Congress MLC Satej Patil to avoid an election amid the ongoing drought crisis. “Mahayuti partners will contest Gokul election in alliance. At present, Gokul dairy is led by Hasan Mushrif and he is also taking lead for the election. The leaders of Mahayuti’s partners be it Chandrakant Patil, Mahadik’s, Prakash Abitkar, Rajesh Kshirsagar and their supporters will work together. Gokul dairy’s election is local and limited to cooperative sector. The seat-sharing within Mahayuti has been stuck. Mushrif wants a larger share for his party, while BJP wants no less than what Mushrif will get. Meanwhile, Satej Patil, Congress MLC, has declared that come what may, there will be no unopposed election for Gokul. “Rumours are being spread about making the election uncontested; this is being done by BJP to corner Mushrif. Gokul Election In A Nutshell