Stage is set for the induction of senior Congress leader and former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin into the Telangana cabinet headed by chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday.

Azharuddin will be formally inducted into the state cabinet at a brief ceremony at Raj Bhavan on Friday, according to an official media communication.

State governor Jishnu Dev Varma will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Azharuddin at Raj Bhavan on Friday morning, in the presence of the chief minister and other cabinet colleagues.

However, the Bharatiya Janata Party took strong exception to induction of Azharuddin into the state cabinet ahead of the by-election to Jubilee Hills assembly seat, polling for which is scheduled on November 11.

A delegation of the Telangana BJP led by party’s

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