YSR Telangana Party chief YS Sharmila joined the Congress party on Thursday, January 4, at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi in the presence of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi.
Sharmila merged the YSRTP with the Congress party stating that she is confident that the Congress will uphold the rights of all sections of the society. “My father not only served the Congress party all his life but gave away his life serving the Congress party,” she said.
“It was my father’s dream to see Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Minister of the country. I am glad that I am going to be a part of fulfilling that dream,” Sharmila added.