»Ys Sharmila Takes Charge As Andhra Pradesh Congress Chief
YS Sharmila Takes Charge As Andhra Pradesh Congress Chief
Sharmila took the oath as APCC chief at a grand ceremony in Vijayawada today and was also joined by Manikkam Tagore, in charge of Andhra Pradesh affairs at the AICC.
YS Sharmila officially took charge as the president of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee today, January 21, 2024. It is known that Sharmila was appointed as the APCC Chief by the Congress party recently. Sharmila took the oath as APCC chief at a grand ceremony in Vijayawada today and was also joined by Manikkam Tagore, in charge of Andhra Pradesh affairs at the AICC.
Earlier this month, YS Sharmila joined Congress after merging her party, the YSR Telangana Party, into the Congress party. Sharmila joined Congress in the presence of Congress national chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, and other senior leaders, including the general secretary, KC Venugopal. Interestingly, Sharmila is likely to face off with her brother, CM Jagan, in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
In addition to that, Sharmila said that after joining the Congress party, she stressed that her father, the late CM YS Rajasekhar Reddy, not only served the Congress party his entire life, he also gave up his life while serving the party. Sharmila also stressed that she will perform her role with loyalty, integrity, and diligence.