Overview
- Multiple outlets report the former India captain is likely to be sworn in on October 31, with some citing a 12:15 pm ceremony at Raj Bhavan.
- If inducted, he would be the first minister from a minority community in Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s cabinet, taking its strength to 16.
- Congress insiders say the All India Congress Committee cleared his elevation after surveys flagged discontent over the lack of Muslim representation.
- Governor Jishnu Dev Varma has yet to clear Azharuddin’s August nomination as an MLC under the Governor’s quota, a process complicated by related Supreme Court proceedings.
- The move comes as Congress courts the sizable Muslim electorate in Jubilee Hills ahead of the November 11 by-election, drawing BJP criticism as political appeasement.