Hyderabad:, Aug. 31 -- The Telangana cabinet chaired by chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday decided to conduct local body elections in the state before September 30, by providing 42% reservation to other backward classes (OBCs), state backward classes minister Ponnam Prabhakar said.

The cabinet also decided to nominate former Indian cricket captain and ex-parliamentarian Mohammad Azharuddin and former Osmania University professor M Kodandaram as members of the legislative council (MLCs) under the Governor's quota.

Azharuddin replaces Ammer Ali Khan, who was earlier nominated as the MLC along with Kodandaram, but the Supreme Court on August 13 cancelled their nominations on technical grounds.

After the cabinet meeting, Prabhakar ...