Overview
- Council Chairman G. Sukhender Reddy administered their oaths at the Assembly on Monday, a day after Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla approved their nominations.
- The state notification says the appointments stand subject to the final outcome of pending court appeals.
- Azharuddin became a minister on October 31, 2025 and needed a Council or Assembly seat within six months to stay in the Cabinet.
- The government said the two were nominated in place of D. Rajeshwar Rao and Farooq Hussain, whose terms ended on May 27, 2023.
- The step caps a prolonged dispute over governor‑quota seats that included a High Court ruling limiting a Governor’s power to reject names and a Supreme Court stay on earlier picks.