Kolhapur, Nov. 9 -- The Congress on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Maharashtra government of attempting to take control of the Gokul Milk Union in Kolhapur, alleging that changes to voting rules were made after the BJP panel lost the cooperative's election.

In a post on X, the Congress claimed that milk producers associated with Gokul had taken to the streets in protest against the state government, accusing it of trying to overturn the people's mandate.

The party said its panel won 13 of the 25 seats in the Gokul Milk Union elections, while the BJP panel secured 12 seats. However, it alleged that the government subsequently changed the rules and granted voting rights to four directors, increasing the BJP panel's st...