Hyderabad, June 18 -- Congress leader and ex-captain of the Indian cricket team Mohd Azharuddin is unlikely to get be the party candidate for the upcoming Jubilee Hills by-election, which will be held in the coming months due to the death of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Maganti Gopinath who passed away earlier this month. The Jubilee Hills MLA had been winning the constituency since 2014.

According to Congress leaders from Hyderabad, Azharuddin's loss to Gopinath and the lack of reach within the public in the Jubilee Hills constituency is another factor that may lead to him not getting the seat. It may be noted that about 30% of the voters in the seat are Muslims, which is why the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) wil...