Sharmila is getting ready to join Congress.

Reports say that the YSR Telangana Party, which is run by Sharmila, the sister of CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy, is about to join the Congress party. Sharmila will meet with Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday in Delhi. After this meeting, an official statement about the merger might be made.

With her husband Anil by her side, she went to Hastina on Wednesday to talk to top Congress leaders about this. But it looks like they left without telling the heads of YSRTP or the people in charge of security. Since YS Jaganmohan Reddy's death anniversary is September 2, some people think Sharmila wants to get a clear promise from the Congress leadership about the merger before then. After her talk with Sonia Gandhi, reliable sources say that the merger will be finalised.

Sharmila is likely to take care of party duties in Andhra Pradesh. People in the political world are saying that Jagananna's reputation will now be used against him. At first, Congress thought about using her power in Telangana. However, it now seems that party leaders see a political advantage in Andhra Pradesh and think she could be used to stop Jagan.

Since the BJP isn't very strong in the state, the addition of Sharmila is likely to help the Congress's chances. People are curious about how Vijayamma went from openly criticising Sonia Gandhi during the 2010 by-election after her husband died to now backing her leadership.

People are surprised by this move between states for political reasons. It looks like the Congress is using YSR's daughter as a tool to help reach its long-term goals in Andhra Pradesh.