Azharuddin Gets Minorities Welfare and Public Enterprises Portfolios
Minister MD Azharuddin gets Public Enterprises and Minorities Welfare portfolios in Telangana cabinet reshuffle.
Hyderabad: Newly-inducted minister Mohammad Azharuddin has been allotted the portfolios of minorities welfare and public enterprises in the Telangana Cabinet.
While the minorities welfare portfolio was previously held by minister Adluri Laxman Kumar, the public enterprises portfolio was with Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. The Governor approved the allocation of these two portfolios to Azharuddin based on the Chief Minister’s recommendation.
Azharuddin, who was sworn in on October 31, becomes the 16th minister in the Revanth Reddy-led Cabinet. Two positions remain vacant, with the permissible strength being 18. The former Indian cricket team captain is the first Muslim face in the Congress government since it came to power in December 2023.
Earlier, the state Cabinet had nominated senior Congress leader and former Indian cricket team captain Mohammad Azharuddin as a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) under the Governor’s quota on August 30, and forwarded the proposal to Governor Jishnu Dev Varma. The Governor’s approval is still awaited. As per Constitutional requirements, Azharuddin must get elected to either of the Houses in the State Legislature by April 30, 2026, to continue as a minister beyond six months.
He is likely to assume charge of his new portfolios on Wednesday.
Azharuddin’s induction comes just days ahead of the November 11 Jubilee Hills byelection. With his inclusion in the Cabinet, the Congress government aims to strengthen its outreach to minority communities and enhance the management of state-owned enterprises.
