The much-awaited election for the chairmanship of the Kolhapur District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (Gokul), Maharashtra’s largest dairy union, concluded Tuesday, with former Chandgad MLA Rajesh Patil of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) elected chairman by a majority vote. However, under an agreement among the ruling Mahayuti alliance partners, Patil’s tenure will be limited to one year.

Patil’s election followed a meeting of the Gokul Board of Directors, in which the Mahayuti secured 16 votes. The outcome has drawn political attention, with the Opposition questioning how the election was conducted. In last month’s elections, a panel led by Congress MLC Satej Patil won 13 of the 25 seats on the board, defeating the Mahayuti-backed panel, which secured 12.…