Jetha Bharwad has been elected unopposed as the chairman of the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED).

Bharwad, the deputy speaker of the Gujarat legislative assembly, who had vacated his seat for Dilip Sanghani, was elected unopposed as the chairman at the NAFED’s board of directors meeting.

It is noteworthy that Bharwad is also the chairman of Panchmahal Dairy and Panchmahal District Co-operative (PDC) Bank. 

Sitting Rajkot MP, Mohan Kundariya was also considered a strong contender for the post of NAFED chairman.

The voting for the post of NAFED chairman was held in Delhi, in which a total of 21 directors, including two from Gujarat, cast their votes. The two directors from Gujarat who cast their votes also included Kundariya.

Notably, this year has proven to be a headache for the BJP in selecting candidates in the cooperative sector. Previously, the BJP had given the mandate to Bipin Patel for IFFCO elections, but Jayesh Radadiya filed his nomination against the BJP candidate and emerged victorious.

Dilip Sanghani was also elected unopposed as the chairman of IFFCO.