Overview

• The Cabinet approved the two names on August 30 and forwarded the recommendations to Governor Jishnu Dev Varma for nomination.
• Mohammad Azharuddin was picked in place of Amer Ali Khan, whose earlier appointment with M. Kodandaram was stayed by the Supreme Court on August 13.
• The apex court indicated that any Governor’s-quota selections will stand subject to the outcome of ongoing litigation over the posts.
• Reporters interpret Azharuddin’s Council nod as a sign the Congress may field a Backward Class candidate in the upcoming Jubilee Hills bypoll.
• Azharuddin, a former India captain and Telangana Congress working president who lost the Jubilee Hills seat in 2023, said he felt honored by the decision and thanked party leaders.