The much-talked-about merger of Y. S. Sharmila’s YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) with the Congress might be put on hold till the Telangana State Assembly elections conclude.
Highly placed sources in the Congress say the proposed merger is seen as a win-win situation by the Congress leadership and Ms. Sharmila. However, the leaders at the helm of the Congress in New Delhi want to exercise prudence while working out the modalities, especially in view of the Telangana Assembly election, likely to be held by this year-end.
The decision to delay Ms. Sharmila’s entry into the Congress is said to have been taken after Telangana Congress president A. Revanth Reddy conveyed to the party leadership about his concern that the move might mar the party’s poll prospects, as the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders were bound to take advantage of it by whipping up Andhra Pradesh-Telangana sentiment.
