In response, the Congress appointed former Minister Mohd Ali Shabbir as an Advisor to the Government and designated minorities as chairpersons for eight different corporations. Following the high command's directives, Siasat Editor Amer Ali Khan was made one of four MLCs, and an IG cadre officer from the minority community was placed in the Chief Minister’s office. Emphasizing that these appointments reflected their support for the Congress, the Chief Minister noted that minorities sometimes align with regional parties.