Even as the Shiv Sena — a key ally in the BJP-led Mahayuti in Maharashtra — criticised the “power play” in the name of Kolhapur’s Gokul Dairy, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the decision of nominating five directors to the dairy board was taken with the consent of Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar. The Chief Minister also emphasised that quorum was mandatory for the election of the chairman of Gokul, which was contested by Congress MLC Satej Patil whose panel had won the dairy board poll.

​Speaking to reporters in Nagpur on Saturday, Fadnavis said, “When the decision regarding Gokul was made, the BJP, Shiv Sena, NCP, and Jan Surajya Party jointly highlighted the statutory deadlock in Gokul. Following discussions with the Advocate General and the Law & Judiciary Department, a proposal was drafted. That proposal came after thorough discussions between Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde , Sunetra Pawar, and myself.…