YS Sharmila's Party's Likely Merger with Congress Heats Up Telangana Politics

Amid ongoing rumors of a potential merger between her party YSRTP and the Congress, Y S Sharmila, the sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, held meetings with top AICC leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the national capital on Thursday. There have been talks and speculations about Ms. Sharmila drawing closer to the Congress for a while now. This gained traction after she met Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar in Bengaluru back in May. The meeting was to extend congratulations for the party's success in the neighboring state. Meanwhile, reports suggest that leaders within the Telangana Congress are split into two camps regarding the potential merger of Sharmila's party with the Congress. These groups are analyzing the pros and cons of YS Sharmila's potential entry into the Congress.