India, Nov. 7 -- Congress MLC Satej Patil has rejected a proposal by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) cabinet minister Hassan Mushrif to break the deadlock over the election of the chairman of the Kolhapur District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union, popularly known as Gokul.

Speaking to reporters in Kolhapur on Friday, Mushrif said that the Mahayuti had never prevented Patil from taking a decision on the appointment of a new chairman to Gokul's board of directors.

"Patil should come up with a formula on how to end the stalemate so that the chairman is elected and Gokul functions smoothly," Mushrif said.

When contacted by Hindustan Times, Patil declined to comment on Mushrif's proposal. However, sources close to the Congress leader said...