The Telangana government has appointed four senior leaders as Advisors to the Government in the rank and status of Minister of State. Vem Narender Reddy has been appointed as the Advisor (Public Affairs) to the Chief Minister, Shabbir Ali as the Advisor to SC, ST, BC, and Minority departments, Dr. Mallu Ravi as the special representative of the Telangana Government in New Delhi, and Harkara Venugopal as Advisor Protocol and Public Relations. These appointments reflect the influence of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.