Andhra Pradesh: Congress may include YS Sharmila for election campaign

Vijayawada: The Congress high command is actively considering involving former CM YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s daughter YS Sharmila to campaign for the party in Andhra Pradesh in the upcoming elections. At the Congress coordination meeting held in New Delhi on Wednesday, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge and former President Rahul Gandhi sought the views of party leaders from Andhra Pradesh on what possible role Sharmila could play in the upcoming elections. Most of the leaders said that they welcome her into the party if she joins it and works to strengthen it in the state. One of the suggestions is to field Sharmila from the Kadapa Lok Sabha seat, which was earlier represented by her father, uncle and brother and now by her cousin. Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports say that he may be made the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee President. However, highly placed sources said Sharmila is undecided about joining the Congress and working against her brother and Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in Andhra Pradesh. Sources said that he is likely to come to New Delhi in the next 10 days. After the coordination meeting, which was part of the series of meetings being held by the Congress high command with its state leaders ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Kharge called it an important strategy meeting where the leaders focused on strengthening the party for the general public. Shared thoughts. Election. Speaking to Every leader and worker is going to work hard and re-establish the bond that the people of Andhra Pradesh once shared with the Congress Party. Coming out of the meeting, new Congress in-charge of Andhra Pradesh Manickam Tagore said that the focus of the meeting was ‘Mission Andhra’. “We are seriously focusing on Andhra Pradesh and have discussed the strategies that need to be adopted. Our party president and Rahul Gandhi have invited all like-minded people who have drifted away from the Congress to rejoin the party. The coming new year will be the year of Congress in Andhra Pradesh.” APCC President Gidugu Rudraraju said the strategy for the coming 100 days was discussed in the meeting and the party president and Rahul Gandhi provided us guidance. “The Karnataka election decision had an impact on Telangana, and now the Telangana election decision will impact Andhra Pradesh. We will work closely with Indian coalition partners in the state.” Meanwhile, BR Anil Kumar has been made the AICC communications coordinator of Andhra Pradesh for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.