Over the past few months, YS Sharmila’s YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) took several turns, U-turns and diversions in Telangana Politics. From her party’s potential merger with the Congress to the surprising announcement of her family members entering the electoral fray, Sharmila’s political journey has been creating curiosity among Telangana people. Her latest decision to opt out of the Telangana assembly elections has raised eyebrows and sparked various reactions among the people of the state.

The Failed Merger Ultimatum to Congress:

Three months ago, Sharmila presented the Congress with a strict deadline of September 30 for the merger of her YSRTP with the grand old party. This ultimatum could not fetch a response from Congress. The Congress chose not to respond, citing opposition from local Congress leaders and Sharmila’s ambitious request for nearly 25 MLA seats for her supporters. This setback was a significant blow to Sharmila, and it mirrored the predictions made by Former MLA Gone Prakash, who had predicted 2 years ago that Sharmila’s party would eventually merge with a national party.

Sharmila’s Statement of Contesting Elections without Alliances and involving Family members:

One month ago, Sharmila made an announcement that sent shockwaves through YSR fans and pro-YSRTP and pro-YSRCP communities. She revealed that her mother, Vijayamma, and her husband, Brother Anil Kumar, would also be entering the electoral arena this time. This decision was met with strong disapproval, as many believed it could tarnish the legacy of the YSR family. The prospect of electoral defeat for Sharmila, her mother, and her husband loomed large, leaving supporters disheartened.

Latest Decision of Opting Out of the Race:

In the latest development, Sharmila surprised many by declaring that she would not be contesting in the upcoming Telangana assembly elections. She stated that her decision was aimed at preventing a split in the pro-Congress vote. According to Sharmila, surveys and ground reports indicated that her party’s participation in the elections could directly impact the Congress’ vote share in various constituencies. Therefore, she made the “sacrifice” of not contesting to support the Congress.

Mixed Reactions and Trolls from Telangana People

The people of Telangana have reacted to Sharmila’s decision with a mixture of skepticism and speculation. Some view her choice to abstain from the race as an attempt to avoid the humiliation of a sure-shot defeat. They argue that Sharmila’s popularity has waned, and the writing was on the wall regarding her chances of success in the elections.

On the other hand, another section of the population speculates that her decision is motivated by a desire to safeguard her interests in Bayyaram mines, a mining area located in Khammam district. They suggest that Sharmila’s entry into politics is primarily linked to protecting her mining assets. It’s worth noting that YSRTP supporters have denounced these rumors, asserting that there is no factual basis for linking Sharmila to Bayyaram mines.

Sharmila who earlier gave scope for trollers and memers by giving some statements that made her a laughing stock, has now again given a chance to them by her decision of opting out of the Election race. This is evident from trolling content that is created on social media after her announcement.

YSR Telangana Party chief Y S Sharmila is understood to have finally accepted the offer from the Congress to merge her party. The top Congress leaders in Telangana are working on the merger of Sharmila’s party ahead of the Assembly elections in the state.

Sources say that Telangana Congress president A Revanth Reddy had reportedly told the party high command to get the party merged and not accept the alliance proposal.

He had sent a report to the high command stating that alliance with Sharmila would be used by KCR to call YSRTP as Andhra party and that would cause greater damage to the Congress in the elections. Last time, the Congress aligned with the TDP and thus lost the battle as KCR widely campaigned against the TDP-Congress alliance.

Sensing this danger, Revanth Reddy had reportedly insisted upon the merger of the YSRTP with the Congress. The Congress high command is dealing with her and has come up with a plan to secure a reasonable position for Sharmila in the party.

The initial talks were held by Congress leader from Karnataka, Shiva Kumar, who later left the issue to the high command. Sharmila is likely to be the general secretary of the party and would be given the MP ticket. She would be touring the districts where late Rajasekhar Reddy’s followers are still in influential positions.

Sharmila too is finding it tough to handle the party as she is not getting any influential leader into her party. There are no prominent leaders available for her in the party since the day she launched the party.

It is said that the merger of YSRTP with the Congress is only a matter of weeks as the formalities have been discussed and finalised. Sharmila too is said to have accepted the proposals and offers from the Congress leadership.

YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) leader Y. S. Sharmila on Friday denied media reports that she is going to be appointed as the Andhra Pradesh Congress President.

Sharmila, the sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) President Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, also denied receiving any proposal for the Congress Rajya Sabha ticket from Karnataka.

She made it clear that she is committed to the cause of Telangana and would continue to fight for the people of the region.

“I was always in Telangana and will be in Telangana till my last breath. I request speculators to stop making paper plans about my future and instead write about the issues pertaining to the people of my state Telangana and highlight the misrule and massive corruption of KCR, his family and his party members,” Sharmila tweeted.

“My future lies in Telangana and with its people,” she added.

There have been speculations of Sharmila merging her party with the Congress or aligning with the grand-old-party ahead of the Assembly elections in Telangana scheduled later this year.

Sharmila’s meeting with D. K. Shivakumar after the latter become Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka had triggered massive speculations.

Amid the growing buzz about the likely merger of YSRTP with the Congress, Sharmila on June 19 greeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his birthday.

She wished him success in his tireless endeavours dedicated to the cause of the people of the nation.

Sources had confirmed talks between Sharmila and Congress leaders for the merger deal. Sharmila, daughter of former United Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR), is said to be ready to merge the party.

In return, the Congress has offered her and a couple of her close supporters tickets to contest Telangana Assembly polls.

Sharmila has already declared that she will contest from Palair constituency in Khammam district.

YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) leader Y.S. Sharmila on Monday allegedly slapped a policewoman when cops tried to detain her outside her house in Hyderabad.

Sharmila allegedly slapped a policewoman and pushed a male police officer outside her residence at Lotus Pond in Jubilee Hills. Police detained and shifted her to Jubilee Hills police station.

Videos of the YSRTP leader arguing with the police personnel and manhandling them went viral on social media.

Though Sharmila slapping a woman constable was completely not visible in the video, the policewoman is seen holding her cheek.

The incident occurred when police prevented Sharmila from leaving her house to meet the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) exam paper leak case. She wanted to know why she was being kept under house arrest and entered into an argument with the police officers. She sat on the road in front of her house as a mark of protest.

When the police personnel tried to detain her, she resisted their attempt. Subsequently, walking along the road, she vented her anger at the police by shouting at them and even manhandling a couple of them.

Sharmila alleged that there is no democracy in Telangana. She asked if she needed court permission even to speak on people’s issues.

Sharmila, sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, said that Telangana Chief Minister KCR was afraid of the daughter of Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.

The YSRTP leader said if KCR was sincere, he should order a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the paper leak.

Sharmila was arrested several times by the police in recent months for staging protests. On one occasion, police towed away her car with Sharmila sitting inside when she was heading to the chief minister’s residence to stage a protest.

YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) President Y.S. Sharmila alleged on Thursday that Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has crushed the dreams and careers of the unemployed youth in the state.

Sharmila said that the paper leakage episode in the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) exam is just a tip of the iceberg.

She alleged that the ‘inefficient and autocratic’ government failed to create a single job during its second term, while a paltry 65,000 jobs is what it claimed to have generated during its first term.

“The Chief Minister had promised to fill 80,000 vacancies through notifications, and this was on March 9 last year on the floor of the Assembly. A year has passed by but the notification is limited to 26,000 jobs. Even their fate hangs in the balance after the paper leakage case. In short, more than 10 lakh aspirants have been backstabbed and now it is simply impossible to fill the vacancies, with the election notification set to come into effect in just six months from now,” said Sharmila.

She called it a blatant case of deception and cruelty when the Biswal Committee had put the number of vacancies to be filled at 1.91 lakh.

“Overall, the Chief Minister has destroyed the hopes and careers of over 50 lakh job aspirants in Telangana. In 2015, he had promised to generate 1 lakh jobs but after four years, the figures stood at just 65,000.

“After the creation of new districts, the workforce requirement was pegged at 3 lakh, but nothing has moved in a positive direction except for the cosmetic treatment where administrative buildings were constructed and inaugurated with huge fanfare.

“One fails to understand why KCR (as the Chief Minister is popularly known) is not as committed towards the unemployed children of many hapless parents, as he is about his child for whom he has moved the entire Cabinet and the official machinery to New Delhi,” Sharmila said, referring to the questioning of KCR’s daughter Kavitha by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.

She demanded the BRS government to wake up at least now and initiate immediate action by issuing notification for filling 1.91 lakh vacancies as per the Biswal Committee’s recommendations.

“Not just that, the recruitment process should also be fast-tracked on priority. We also demand the state government to order a CBI inquiry into the TSPSC paper leak case. No one, including ministers and MLAs, should be spared if found guilty. YSRTP on its part will continue to fight relentlessly on this issue, and also stand by the unemployed youth of Telangana,” she added.

Hyderabad Police on Wednesday detained YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) leader Y.S Sharmila when she staged a silent protest against atrocities on women.

Sharmila was leading the protest at the Rani Rudrama Devi statue located on the Tankbund road to commemorate the International Women’s Day.

Talking to media persons, she said that Telangana has turned into a place filled with landmines for women under KCR’s rule. She further said the state now has the dubious record of registering most number of rapes and kidnapping cases against women.

“The state has turned into a fill of land mines for women, planted in the form of crimes and atrocities. One never knows when they explode,” she said.

Sharmila stated that for Chief Minister KCR only his daughter represents women and she has put the women to shame and disgrace by being caught in liquor scam.

Stating that women representation in KCR’s cabinet itself is dismal, she said Kavitha has no moral right to fight in Delhi on women’s representation because her father himself had not kept the word.

The YSRTP leader alleged that the BRS leaders are engaged in crimes against women. She said the constituency being represented by industries minister K. T. Rama Rao witnessed rapes against minors. “Hyderabad sees rapes in broad daylight. Dalit women are assaulted, killed in lockups but KCR won’t say a word. His assurances for women are fake,” she said.

She said even the Governor was not spared and foul language used against her by an MLC made way for his elevation as the government whip in the Legislative Council. “Even I was not spared as a woman and they hurled choicest abuses against me when I exposed their failures,” she said.

Sharmila wanted to know where was the Bharosa app flaunted by KTR? “I checked myself and it’s defunct. The State Women’s Commission is a dummy,” he said.

She called zero interest loans, women business hubs and industrial areas all fake promises. She said that even government schools and colleges have no toilet facilities for girl students.

YS Sharmila, an aspiring political leader in the politics of Telangana, today apologised and regretted for her earlier comments on transgender community. Details as follows.

It is known news that YS Sharmila has been firing salvos at the ruling BRS party for quite sometime. Of course, there have been rumours that her party has secret understanding with BJP to split at least some of the minority votes that are presently with BRS party. Recently she made serious comments on BRS leader Shankar Naik and called him as Kozza, a derogatory word in Telugu to refer transgender. She fumed at Shankar Naik as well as BRS party and called them “Kozzas” for not keeping up various promises the BRS party has made before elections.

However, her comments met stiff resistance from transgender community as she referred someone who don’t work as a Hijra. The transgender community staged dharnas in Warangal and other districts of Telangana and demanded an unconditional apology from Sharmila for making such cheap comments. Today she appealed to the transgender community and said her apologies. She also added that she will address various concerns of the Hijra community is facing once she comes into power.