Azharuddin sworn in as Minister in Telangana Cabinet

Md. Azharuddin, erstwhile cricketer and Congress leader, was sworn successful arsenic a Minister successful the Telangana Cabinet connected Friday (October 31, 2025). Government Jishnu Dev Varma administered the oath of bureau and secrecy astatine a ceremonial held astatine Raj Bhavan successful Hyderabad. 

Speculations person been rife astir the portfolio that helium would beryllium allocated. He is the 16th Minister of the State.The Cabinet successful August cleared the sanction of Mr. Azharuddin, on with Kodandaram, for information to the Legislative Council nether Governor’s quota. 

After quality broke astir his projected induction into the Cabinet, Opposition parties raised objections. Bharatiya Janata Party’s State portion leaders said it violates the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), which is successful unit for the Jubilee Hills Assembly byelections and that his induction by Congress Government is to appease number votes. Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) moving president K.T. Rama Rao said that it was a past edifice to triumph implicit minorities — who signifier a large chunk of voters successful the constituency.