The Congress party has appointed Y. S. Sharmila as the President of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC). The decision was made by All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge, following the resignation of Gidugu Rudra Raju from the post. Sharmila, the sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and daughter of former Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, expressed gratitude to Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and K. C. Venugopal for the trust placed in her.
Having merged YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) with the Congress on January 4, Sharmila pledged to work faithfully towards rebuilding the party's stature in Andhra Pradesh. She thanked AICC in-charge for Andhra Pradesh Manickam Tagore and expressed her eagerness to collaborate closely with every Congress member.
Sharmila acknowledged the support of Rudra Raju and other party leaders, emphasizing her intent to leverage their experience and expertise to achieve shared goals. In her earlier statements, she emphasized her father YSR's commitment to the Congress party and his dream of seeing Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Minister.
Sharmila, who actively campaigned for the YSR Congress Party in the 2019 elections, entered politics in Telangana in 2021 by forming YSRTP. Despite not contesting the recent Assembly elections in Telangana, she played a strategic role by refraining from dividing anti-KCR votes, contributing to the Congress's victory in the state.
(With Agency Inputs)
