Overview

• The Cabinet met on August 30 and approved forwarding the two names to the Governor for nomination to the Legislative Council.
• The move follows the Supreme Court staying earlier nominations of M. Kodandaram and Amer Ali Khan that were made while related litigation was pending.
• BRS leaders Dasoju Sravan and Kurra Satyanarayana filed the petition that led to the stay on those vacancies.
• The Court has indicated that any appointments under the Governor’s quota will be subject to the outcome of the ongoing case.
• Azharuddin’s inclusion, replacing Amer Ali Khan, is reported as a signal that Congress may field a Backward Class candidate in the Jubilee Hills bypoll, which is likely to coincide with the Bihar Assembly elections.