The Government of Gujarat has deferred elections to the managing committees of specified cooperative societies across the state, granting a six-month exemption under the Gujarat Cooperative Societies Act, 1961. According to the notification, elections to managing committees of specified cooperative societies, which are ordinarily governed by the provisions of Section 74(G) read with Sections 145(A) to 145(V) of the Act, have been temporarily suspended. Given the critical nature of the voter list revision and its tight timelines, the state government has indicated that organising cooperative elections simultaneously would be administratively difficult. The deferment, officials say, is aimed at ensuring that both statutory responsibilities are handled efficiently without compromising accuracy or fairness. Observers note that delays in cooperative elections have increasingly become a point of legal and political contention in Gujarat.