Jagan's sister Sharmila floats political party in Telangana, promises 'Rajanna Rajyam'
3 years, 5 months ago

Jagan's sister Sharmila floats political party in Telangana, promises 'Rajanna Rajyam'

India TV News  

Marking her foray into active politics, YS Sharmila, sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Thursday officially launched her political outfit -- YSR Telangana Party. Promising "Rajanna Rajyam", a state envisagedby her father and former Chief Minister of AP late Rajasekhara Reddy, in Telangana, she said the YSR Telangana Partys main agenda would be on three issues-Welfare, self-prosperity and equality. Seeking people's blessings for her daughter, Rajasekhara Reddys widow Vijayamma said Sharnmila and Jagan represent different regions and interests. Reacting to the party launch, BJP Telangana Chief Spokesperson K Krishna Saagar Rao said the whole programme was like a new movie's audio release event and nothing more.

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YS Sharmila replies to Jagan Reddy, calls YSRCP real insignificant party
1 month, 1 week ago

YS Sharmila replies to Jagan Reddy, calls YSRCP real insignificant party

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president YS Sharmila fired back at Jagan Mohan Reddy calling YSRCP the truly insignificant party. Her response came a day after the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister dismissed Congress as an “insignificant” party. Sharmila criticised Jagan’s governance in a post on X, accusing the YSRCP of being “all talk, no action” and labelling it as the …

Jagan should resign if he boycotts assembly: Sharmila
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jagan should resign if he boycotts assembly: Sharmila

Deccan Chronicle  

Machilipatnam: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president YS Sharmila on Friday demanded the resignation of YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in case, lacks the "boldness" to attend the assembly session. Whether it's Jagan Mohan Reddy, his MLAs, or YSRCP leaders, if they do not have the boldness to go to the assembly, they should resign," said Sharmila while speaking to …

Andhra: Ex-YSRC MLAs Balineni, Samineni, Kilari join JSP
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra: Ex-YSRC MLAs Balineni, Samineni, Kilari join JSP

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Several prominent leaders who quit the YSRC, joined the Jana Sena Party at the party central office in Mangalagiri on Thursday, in the presence of JSP chief and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan. Former minister Balineni Srinivasa Reddy from Prakasam district, former MLA of Jaggaiahpet Samineni Udaya Bhanu, and former Ponnur MLA Kilari Rosaiah were among the key leaders …

Switching parties by political leaders is common, says YSRCP leader Merugu Nagarjuna
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Switching parties by political leaders is common, says YSRCP leader Merugu Nagarjuna

The Hindu  

Switching allegiances between the parties by political leaders is a common phenomenon and the YSR Congress Party is no exception, former Minister Meruga Nagarjuna has said. “Every political party has witnessed its leaders joining other parties at some point or the other and the YSRCP is enduring that painful phase now,” Mr. Nagarjuna told the media on August 30. Mr. …

Jagan Mohan Reddy will be left alone in YSRCP soon, says Ganta Srinivasa Rao
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jagan Mohan Reddy will be left alone in YSRCP soon, says Ganta Srinivasa Rao

The Hindu  

Describing the YSR Congress Party as a “sinking ship”, TDP Bheemunipatnam MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao has said that given the exodus, Y.S. Mr. Ganta Srinivasa Rao said that many YSRCP leaders including Rajya Sabha MPs, former MLAs, MLCs were eager to join the NDA. They have taught Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy a lesson in the recent elections,” he said. He …

Sharmila, Jagan pay tributes separately on YSR’s birth anniversary at Idupulapaya in Andhra Pradesh
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Sharmila, Jagan pay tributes separately on YSR’s birth anniversary at Idupulapaya in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y.S. After the poor performance of the YSRCP and the Congress in the recent general elections, some members of both parties who are close to the YSR family hoped that the differences in the YSR family would be resolved soon and that Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy and Ms. Sharmila would reconcile. Ms. Vijayalakshmi arrived at …

YSR birth aanniversary: Revanth Reddy to attend event in Vijayawada, Jagan in Idupulapaya
5 months, 2 weeks ago

YSR birth aanniversary: Revanth Reddy to attend event in Vijayawada, Jagan in Idupulapaya

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: Elaborate arrangements are being made for the 75th birth anniversary celebrations of former chief minister Y.S. Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy, deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka and some other TS ministers would attend the celebrations. Jagan Reddy would reach the spot after Sharmila’s visit.On Sunday, Jagan Mohan Reddy went to Peddakudal village in Lingala mandal and visited the …

Despite losing Andhra, YSRCP will play big role in Parliament: YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
6 months, 1 week ago

Despite losing Andhra, YSRCP will play big role in Parliament: YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

Hindustan Times  

Hyderabad YSRCP leader YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said that his party will play a huge role in the Parliament with their 15 MPs. YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday said that his party shouldn’t be written off because it lost the recent state assembly elections in Hyderabad, as they still have 15 MPs in Parliament. Though …

Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: Complete List of MLAs From TDP, YSRCP and BJP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: Complete List of MLAs From TDP, YSRCP and BJP

News 18  

Telegu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu-led NDA scored a landslide victory after winning 150 out of 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh on June 4 in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. This means Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP has been dethroned from power. “YSR Congress Party will act as the voice of the voiceless,” said Reddy while conceding defeat to TDP. …

Election results shocking: Jagan Mohan Reddy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results shocking: Jagan Mohan Reddy

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The massive drubbing it received has literally shocked the YSRC leadership. It is learnt that YSRC chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed shock as to what hit them hard that they have to end up winning just a dozen seats during a brief conversation with his close confidantes. The YSRC leadership, according to sources, now faces a daunting task …

Party chiefs in Andhra take a break from politics ahead of counting day
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Party chiefs in Andhra take a break from politics ahead of counting day

The Hindu  

Political leaders cutting across party lines have gone on a long break, hoping to rejuvenate themselves after months of hectic electioneering. Offices of all major political parties — the YSR Congress Party, Telugu Desam Party, Jana Sena Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party are all wearing an unusually deserted look, with middle-rung leaders too opting to go on a holiday. …

Andhra’s titans clash over welfare, caste
7 months, 1 week ago

Andhra’s titans clash over welfare, caste

Hindustan Times  

The big electoral battle in Andhra Pradesh, which is headed for the polling booth today, is between two regional outfits, the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party and the Telugu Desam Party. If the BJP is trying to find a foothold with help from the TDP, the Congress is seeking to retrieve the space it lost after the state was bifurcated …

Proved what credibility means: Andhra CM Jagan
7 months, 1 week ago

Proved what credibility means: Andhra CM Jagan

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: May 13 will be a battle between credibility and deceit, YSRC president and Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said on the last day of election campaign on Saturday. Addressing election rallies at Chilakaluripeta in Palnadu district, Kaikaluru in Eluru district, and Uppada in Kakinada district, Jagan reiterated that voting for him will ensure that welfare schemes continue, while …

YS Vijayamma urges people to vote for Sharmila
7 months, 1 week ago

YS Vijayamma urges people to vote for Sharmila

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: YS Vijayamma, wife of former Chief Minister late YS Rajasekhara Reddy on Saturday made a fervent appeal to the people of Kadapa district to elect her daughter YS Sharmila as Kadapa MP. In a video message released to the media and posted on social media, former Pulivendula MLA Vijayamma reminded the people of Kadapa about the contribution and service …

AP polls: Y S Vijayamma appeals to supporters to vote for daughter Sharmila
7 months, 1 week ago

AP polls: Y S Vijayamma appeals to supporters to vote for daughter Sharmila

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: Y S Vijayamma, wife of the late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, on Saturday appealed to the Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency people to vote for her daughter and Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y S Sharmila. Sharmila is pitted against Avinash Reddy, the incumbent MP and YSRCP candidate from the Kadapa constituency, and also an accused in the unresolved Y …

Andhra high-profile seat Kadapa becomes ground of sibling rivalry
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra high-profile seat Kadapa becomes ground of sibling rivalry

Hindustan Times  

It’s all in the family and it’s all about family. Andhra Pradesh Congress chief and party's candidate from Kadapa seat YS Sharmila files her nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls, in Kadapa on April 20. Sharmila has been taking the Vivekananda Reddy murder issue strongly to the people not only to create a tough situation for Avinash Reddy in …

Tamilisai kick-starts LS poll campaign for BJP in Secunderabad
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamilisai kick-starts LS poll campaign for BJP in Secunderabad

Hindustan Times  

Former Telangana governor and Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Tamil Nadu Tamilisai Soundararajan on Tuesday launched her campaign for the party in Secunderabad parliamentary constituency in Telangana. Former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan contested as the BJP candidate from South Chennai parliamentary seat in the first phase of general elections held on April 19. Tamilisai, who relinquished the governor’s post on …

YSRC Complaints to Election Commission against Pawan and Naidu
7 months, 3 weeks ago

YSRC Complaints to Election Commission against Pawan and Naidu

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The YSRC has lodged a complaint against the Telugu Desam, its chief N. Chandrababu Naidu, Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan and Kurnool TD MP candidate Nagaraju for allegedly acting against the election rules. YSRC MLA Malladi Vishnu, YSRC Grievance Cell president Ankam Reddy Narayanamurthy, and Legal Cell Leader Srinivasa Reddy complained to Chief Election Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena. He …

APCC chief using YSR’s name for political gains: Ponnavolu Sudhakar Reddy
7 months, 3 weeks ago

APCC chief using YSR’s name for political gains: Ponnavolu Sudhakar Reddy

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Taking strong exception to the remarks made by Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee chief YS Sharmila that Additional Advocate General Ponnavolu Sudhakar Reddy was behind adding the name of late Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy in the cases filed by the CBI, the AAG said she was using her father’s name for political gains. Addressing a press conference on Friday, …

Jagan Mohan Reddy, sister YS Sharmila fire fresh salvos at each other amid election frenzy
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Jagan Mohan Reddy, sister YS Sharmila fire fresh salvos at each other amid election frenzy

Hindustan Times  

The rivalry between YSR Congress Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and his sister Y S Sharmila reached a new high with both siblings indulging in personal attacks against each other during the ongoing electioneering in the state. CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy accused Sharmila of “becoming a puppet” in the hands of the …

Y.S. Sharmila slams Narendra Modi for ‘spewing venom’ on Congress
8 months ago

Y.S. Sharmila slams Narendra Modi for ‘spewing venom’ on Congress

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y.S. Sharmila on April 23 launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of “spewing venom against the Congress party” at a recent meeting in Rajasthan. The BJP is whipping up communal passions to garner votes,” Ms. Sharmila said, adding that “this is precisely why Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy was vehemently opposed …

YSRC Women Confront Prominent Leaders of NDA Alliance
8 months ago

YSRC Women Confront Prominent Leaders of NDA Alliance

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Several prominent women from the YSRC have stepped forward to challenge top leaders of the NDA alliance in the present elections. In Mangalagiri constituency, Murugudu Lavanya under the YSRC's banner is taking on TD leader Nara Lokesh. In Hindupur, YSRC leader Deepika is set to contest against Nandamuri Balakrishna, a two- time winner in 2014 and 2019, while in …

Jagan Revitalising YSRC Through Siddham Yatra, Attracting Opposition Leaders
8 months ago

Jagan Revitalising YSRC Through Siddham Yatra, Attracting Opposition Leaders

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's Memantha Siddham Yatra has largely revitalised the YSRC party, as 150 leaders of various opposition parties and over 1,05,000 grassroots activists joined the ruling party at the Panchayat/Ward levels in the past 20 days. YSRC leaders recalled that Telugu Desam founder NT Rama Rao had effectively used his Chaitanya Ratham for election campaigns …

Sharmila slams CM Jagan for failing to make Kadapa steel plant a reality
8 months, 1 week ago

Sharmila slams CM Jagan for failing to make Kadapa steel plant a reality

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y.S. Addressing an election meeting at Jammalamadugu in Kadapa district, Ms. Sharmila said she had fond memories of this place, as not only she and her brother Y.S. YSR was determined to build the proposed Kadapa steel factory in the area though the project was to cost around ₹30,000 crore, as it would generate employment …

Bid to ‘disrupt’ Sharmila’s poll meet
8 months, 1 week ago

Bid to ‘disrupt’ Sharmila’s poll meet

New Indian Express  

KADAPA: Tension prevailed for sometime in Pulivendula Assembly constituency when cadre of the ruling YSRC allegedly attempted to disrupt APCC chief YS Sharmila’s election campaign at Lingala on Friday. In a series of roadshows in Vemula, Lingala, Simhadripuram and Pulivendula mandals, which come under the purview of Pulivendula Assembly constituency represented by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, his sister …

Tensions Flare as Poll Campaign Turns Violent in Ongole
8 months, 1 week ago

Tensions Flare as Poll Campaign Turns Violent in Ongole

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Cashes erupted between YSRC and Telugu Desam supporters during an election campaign at Samatha Nagar in Ongole, Prakasam district, on Wednesday night. Kavya, daughter-in-law of YSRC MLA Balineni Srinivasa Reddy, who is contesting the elections, was campaigning in the first line of Samatha Nagar. Former TD MLA and party’s candidate Damacharla Janardhana Rao also reached Samatha Nagar. Chief electoral …

Sharmila should explain her sudden migration from Telangana to A.P., says YSRCP leader Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sharmila should explain her sudden migration from Telangana to A.P., says YSRCP leader Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy

The Hindu  

Government adviser on public affairs and YSR Congress Party general secretary Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy said on April 6 that APCC president Y.S. Addressing the media persons here, Mr. Ramakrishna Reddy pointed out that Ms. Sharmila claimed to have set up the YSR Telangana Party to fight for the interests of Telangana, but made a volte face by winding it up …

YS Sharmila calls for ouster of Andhra CM
8 months, 2 weeks ago

YS Sharmila calls for ouster of Andhra CM

Hindustan Times  

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president YS Sharmila on Friday called for ouster of her brother, YSR Congress president and chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, from power, if the state has to be brought back on the tracks of development. YS Sharmila is contesting the coming Lok Sabha elections from Kadapa parliamentary constituency Sharmila, who is contesting the coming Lok …

Andhra Congress chief calls for her brother CM Jagan Reddy’s ouster from power
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Congress chief calls for her brother CM Jagan Reddy’s ouster from power

Hindustan Times  

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y S Sharmila on Friday called for the ouster of her brother state chief minister and Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy from power if the state has to be brought back on the tracks of development. Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y S Sharmila Sharmila, who is contesting …

Vijayamma Blesses Jagan and Sharmila at Idupulapaya
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Vijayamma Blesses Jagan and Sharmila at Idupulapaya

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: With former AP chief minister late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s both children Jagan Mohan Reddy and Sharmila are contesting from different parties in the forthcoming twin elections in Andhra Pradesh, people are wondering about the role Vijayalakshmi, spouse of the late CM and mother of Jagan Mohan Reddy and Sharmila, could play as the electoral tempo picks up in the …

Congress announces 17 candidates, Jagan Reddy's sister to contest from Kadapa
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress announces 17 candidates, Jagan Reddy's sister to contest from Kadapa

India Today  

Congress on Tuesday announced another list of 17 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and fielded the party's Andhra Pradesh chief YS Sharmila from the state's Kadapa seat. YS Sharmila, the sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's sister, was appointed the state's Congress chief in January after she announced the merger of her YSR Telangana …

Protests Shake YSRCP Over Andhra's Singanamala Candidate Nomination Ahead of Elections
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Protests Shake YSRCP Over Andhra's Singanamala Candidate Nomination Ahead of Elections

News 18  

Protests erupted in Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalaseema region as thousands of people took to the streets on Tuesday to voice their dissatisfaction against the Singanamala YSRCP candidate, M. Veeranjaneyulu. Expressing dissatisfaction over Veeranjaneyulu’s nomination, senior YSRCP leader Satyanarayana Reddy urged the party high command to replace him with a stronger contender. Given that the protests are unfolding in the Rayalaseema region, …

Analysis | Five issues that are likely to affect the fortunes of YSRCP and NDA partners in Lok Sabha elections in A.P.
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Analysis | Five issues that are likely to affect the fortunes of YSRCP and NDA partners in Lok Sabha elections in A.P.

The Hindu  

As the General Elections approach, the YSR Congress Party and the alliance of Telugu Desam Party - BJP-Jana Sena Party are busy luring the voters with a flurry of welfare schemes while focussing on what they have purportedly done for the State since the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh 10 years ago. Jagan Mohan Reddy with a ‘kodi-kathi’ at Visakhapatnam airport …

Jagan Leads Party Without Much Revolt Despite Refusal of Tickets and Change of Constituencies
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Jagan Leads Party Without Much Revolt Despite Refusal of Tickets and Change of Constituencies

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Y Jagan Mohan Reddy as president of the YSR Congress is keeping the party in good form for the 2024 elections despite refusing tickets to 25 sitting MLAs, changing 15 MLAs to other seats and the exit of a dozen legislators from the party. He denied tickets to sitting MLAs Chetty Palguna, Kondeti Chittibabu, Unnamatla Eliza, Rakshananidhi, TJR Sudhakar …

YSRC Rebel MLA Vunnamatla Rakada Joins Congress
9 months ago

YSRC Rebel MLA Vunnamatla Rakada Joins Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chintalapudi YSR Congress sitting MLA Vunnamatla Rakada Eliza joined the Congress in the presence of Andhra Pradesh Congress chief Y.S. The YSRC released its MP and MLA candidates’ lists recently, however, sitting MLA Eliza’s name was not found in that list. The party leadership announced Kambham Vijaya Raju’s name for the Chintalapudi Assembly constituency. With this sudden incident, sitting …

LS polls campaign: Jagan to embark on statewide bus tour from March 27
9 months ago

LS polls campaign: Jagan to embark on statewide bus tour from March 27

Hindustan Times  

Andhra Pradesh chief minister and YSR Congress president YS Jaganmohan Reddy will embark on a statewide bus yatra commencing March 27 as part of his electoral campaign for the upcoming assembly and Lok Sabha polls, party bearers aware of the matter said on Tuesday. Speaking with the reporters, YSRCP general secretary and advisor to the state government on public affairs …

Telangana CM slams Jagan, Naidu over links to BJP
9 months, 1 week ago

Telangana CM slams Jagan, Naidu over links to BJP

Hindustan Times  

Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday said the people of Andhra Pradesh needed leaders who could question the Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre, not those who would crave for power in the state. Addressing a public rally of the Congress at Visakhapatnam in support of workers of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant agitating against its privatisation by the …

Andhra Pradesh: YS Sharmila spent night in party office to avoid house arrest
10 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: YS Sharmila spent night in party office to avoid house arrest

Live Mint  

Andhra Pradesh Congress Chief YS Sharmila Reddy spent the night in her party office at Vijayawada in an attempt to avoid house arrest ahead of the Congress leader's 'Chalo Secretariat' protest by Congress cadre under her leadership. YS Sharmila said Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy had utterly failed in addressing important issues of youth, unemployed and students in the …

Fearing 'house arrest', Jagan Mohan Reddy's sister YS Sharmila spends night in Congress office
10 months ago

Fearing 'house arrest', Jagan Mohan Reddy's sister YS Sharmila spends night in Congress office

Hindustan Times  

Vijayawada: In a political showdown in Andhra Pradesh, state Congress chief YS Sharmila Reddy, who is the sister of YSRCP leader and chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, said on Thursday that she stayed at the Congress office to escape the government's alleged attempt to house-arrest her. On Wednesday, speaking to the media at Andhra Ratna Bhavan in Vijayawada, YS Sharmila …

‘Yatra 2’ movie review: The emotional drama works better than the politics
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Yatra 2’ movie review: The emotional drama works better than the politics

The Hindu  

The then chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh, the late YS Rajasekhara Reddy, stirs out of bed earlier than usual and walks to the foyer to find his son YS Jagan Mohan Reddy also unable to sleep. Yatra 2 Director: Mahi V Raghav Cast: Jiiva, Mammootty, Ashrita Vemuganti, Ketaki Narayan Storyline: Following Y S Rajasekhara Reddy’s demise, Y S Jagan …

Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP announces three candidates for Rajya Sabha polls
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP announces three candidates for Rajya Sabha polls

India TV News  

The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party on Thursday announced three names as party's candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, to be held on February 27. The three candidates announced by the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led party are: YV Subba Reddy ⁠Golla Baburao ⁠Meda Raghunath Reddy Meanwhile, CM Jagan Mohan Reddy may visit Delhi and meet BJP leadership. The Election …

Andhra Pradesh: YS Sharmila meets cousin amid buzz of latter joining Cong
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: YS Sharmila meets cousin amid buzz of latter joining Cong

Hindustan Times  

Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s cousin Dr Narreddy Sunitha Reddy on Monday met his sister and newly-appointed state Congress president Y S Sharmila Reddy, amid speculations that she might join the party, people familiar with the matter said. YS Sharmila’s cousin Narreddy Sunitha Reddy is fighting for justice in Vivekananda Reddy murder case. Since Vivekananda Reddy’s …

Jagan, Babu Obey BJP: Sharmila
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Jagan, Babu Obey BJP: Sharmila

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: APCC chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and Telugu Desam chief N. Chandrababu Naidu, accusing them of being submissive to the BJP, which she labelled as a religious party. Addressing a party cadre meeting in Kurnool on Monday, Sharmila expressed dissatisfaction with both the ruling and opposition parties and highlighted that the BJP, despite not winning an MP seat or …

Sharmila attacks Jagan govt on development
11 months ago

Sharmila attacks Jagan govt on development

Hindustan Times  

Newly appointed Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president YS Sharmila on Tuesday challenged the ruling YSR Congress Party leaders to show one development project taken up by her brother and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy in the last five years. Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president YS Sharmila kick-started her nine-day tour of the state from Ichchapuram in Srikakulam district. …

YS Sharmila begins Andhra tour, throws open challenge to Jagan government
11 months ago

YS Sharmila begins Andhra tour, throws open challenge to Jagan government

Hindustan Times  

Newly appointed Andhra Pradesh Congress president Y S Sharmila on Tuesday kickstarted her nine-day tour of the state from Itchapuram in Srikakulam district and challenged the ruling YSR Congress party leaders to show one development project taken up by her brother and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy in the last five years. Sharmila said all the welfare schemes …

Sharmila to hold protest in Vizag over alleged attack on Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam
11 months ago

Sharmila to hold protest in Vizag over alleged attack on Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam

The Hindu  

Newly-elected Andhra Pradesh Congress president Y.S. She will join the Congress cadre’s protest against the BJP over the latter’s alleged attacks on the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam. In her X statement earlier today, Ms. Sharmila stated, “The Congress party strongly condemned extremist BJP goons’ attack on Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam. No wonder, the corrupt and …

Sharimla can't harm YSRC prospects: YV Subba Reddy
11 months ago

Sharimla can't harm YSRC prospects: YV Subba Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Regional coordinator for north Andhra, YV Subba Reddy, has said no leader including Sharmila can harm the prospects of the YSRC in the coming elections. Talking to the media, Subba Reddy said Sharmila knew nothing about the development of Andhra Pradesh. How would she know what development has taken place in the state,’’ he asked in response to her …

YS Sharmila Assumes Charge As Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee President
11 months ago

YS Sharmila Assumes Charge As Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee President

ABP News  

New Delhi: Days after YS Sharmila was appointed APCC president by the Congress party high command, she took oath in the presence of senior leaders of the party and hundreds of cadres in Vijaywada on Sunday. According to PTI, the newly sworn-in APCC president thanked senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge for reposing their faith and …

YS Sharmila launches tirade against brother Jagan Mohan Reddy
11 months ago

YS Sharmila launches tirade against brother Jagan Mohan Reddy

Hindustan Times  

Newly appointed Andhra Pradesh Congress president Y S Sharmila on Sunday targeted her brother and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy accusing him of neglecting development and pushing the state into huge debts. Sharmila, who, in 2013, claimed herself to be “an arrow released from the bow of Jagananna” and took out a 3,100-km-long padayatra in the state to …

We will be vocal about failures of YSRCP in AP, says new Congress chief Y.S. Sharmila
11 months ago

We will be vocal about failures of YSRCP in AP, says new Congress chief Y.S. Sharmila

The Hindu  

Ahead of taking over the reins of the Congress party in Andhra Pradesh on January 21, the newly-appointed president Y.S. The party seniors see Ms. Sharmila’s entry as a catalyst for Congress revival in the State. Moreover, the Congress party scored nil seats in AP in the last two consecutive polls, owing to public anger over bifurcation of the State …

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