Hyderabad, April 27 --  Telangana Minority Welfare Minister Mohammad Azharuddin and retired professor M Kodandaram took oath as Members of the Legislative Council (MLC) under the Governor's quota here on Monday, April 26. 

The Telangana Legislative Council Chairperson Gutha Sukhender Reddy administered the oath in the presence of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, IT Minister D Sridhar Babu, other Cabinet colleagues and senior leaders.

Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla had nominated them on April 26, following a prolonged delay. The Telangana Cabinet had originally recommended their names under the Governor's quota in August last year. 

Azharuddin, who was sworn in as Minorities Welfare Minister on October 31, 2025, was constitut...