Gujarat’s dairy cooperative sector, long seen as a BJP bastion, is facing rare turbulence as elections turn into battles between rival party factions. At Banas Dairy, senior leaders including former MPs have entered the contest without party mandates, challenging the state leadership’s control, media reports say.

The clash echoes recent strife at Dudhdhara Dairy in Bharuch, where rebels backed by MLA Arunsinh Rana faced off against MP Mansukh Vasava before the BJP-supported panel scraped through.

In Banas, ex-chairman Anada Patel’s nomination and reports of 69 key voters going “underground” highlight escalating tensions. Observers say these contests expose weakening influence of BJP mandates over Gujarat’s cooperative sector.

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