Azharuddin to Take Oath as Minister at Raj Bhavan Tomorrow

Senior Congress leader Mohammed Azharuddin will take oath as a minister at 12:15 p.m. on Friday at Raj Bhavan. 

The oath of office will be administered by Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma. The move, coming just ahead of the crucial Jubilee Hills Assembly bypoll, is seen as an attempt to boost the Congress’s appeal among Muslim voters, who constitute a significant portion of the electorate in the



constituency.

Azharuddin’s induction is being viewed as a strategic political decision addressing two major concerns, the absence of minority representation and the lack of a minister from Hyderabad district in the 23-month-old Congress government. Of the nearly four lakh voters in Jubilee Hills, around 1.12 lakh are Muslims. 

The Congress leadership believes that Azharuddin’s inclusion will help consolidate minority support in the bypoll.