Ahead of the Jubilee Hills byepoll, the Telangana government has decided to induct former Indian Cricketer and Congress leader Mohammed Azharuddin into the Cabinet as a Minister on Friday, October 31.

The move is widely viewed as a strategic effort by the Congress to garner Muslim support ahead of the November 11 bye-election, as the Jubilee Hills Assembly segment has a sizeable Muslim voter base. It must be noted that the Congress party has not inducted any Muslim member as a Minister into the Cabinet so far, leading to criticism from the community over representation.

Azharuddin was earlier nominated to the Legislative Council under the Governor’s quota in August, following the Supreme Court’s annulment of previous nominations of Kodandaram and Amer Ali Khan. With his inclusion, the Re

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