Gujarat Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary has been re-elected unopposed for a third consecutive term as Chairman of Banas Dairy — the large dairy cooperative in Banaskantha district, widely cited as Asia’s largest milk-producer cooperative. The nomination process saw no contest, with official filings indicating only one candidate per seat across the constituencies involved in the election process.
Of the 16 board seats, 15 were filled unopposed, while the Danta seat saw a contest between three candidates after two withdrew their nominations. The BJP-backed candidate ultimately won the seat. Following this, the newly constituted board met and elected the chairman and vice-chairman unopposed.
Chaudhary thanked the dairy’s 3.76 lakh member farmers, crediting them for the institution’s success. “It is with the cooperation of millions of cattle farmers that Banas Dairy has achieved new heights. Our goal is to take it to the global level,” he said.
Chaudhary’s continued leadership at Banas Dairy underscores both his influential standing in the region’s dairy sector and the stability of governance in the cooperative. Under his stewardship, Banas Dairy has consolidated its processing and farmer-linkage capabilities, and his re-appointment signals continuity for the cooperative’s operations and expansion plans.
Source : Dairynews7x7 Oct 27th 2025 India Today and others