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The process also includes the election of co-opted members before the selection of the respective parishad leadership. Each MPP will elect one co-opted member, while each ZPP will elect two. These positions are reserved for representatives belonging to religious or linguistic minority communities. As per GO Ms No 131 of the panchayat raj and rural development department, dated March 11, 1995, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Zoroastrians (Parsis) are recognised as religious minorities. Those whose mother tongue is a language other than Telugu are considered linguistic minorities.

The MPTC members will elect the MPP president and vice-president from among themselves, while ZPTC members will similarly elect the ZPP chairperson and vice-chairperson. The elections to these leadership positions will be conducted through a show of hands, making adherence to party whips issued by recognised political parties mandatory for members.

However, party whips will not apply to elections for co-opted members.