YS Sharmila joins Congress party in the presence of Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: YSR Telangana Party chief YS Sharmila joined the Congress party.

YS  Sharmila, daughter of YS Rajasekhara Redy reached at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters here in Delhi on Thursday morning

At the building, in the presence of Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, Sharmila joined Congress and merged YSRTP with the grand old party.

During the recent assembly elections in Telangana, YS Sharmila constantly rendered her support to the Congress party. She clarified that she did not contest the polls as it would have led to spilling of votes.

"I am extending support to the Congress party because the Congress party stands the chance of winning in the Telangana Assembly elections. KCR has not fulfilled any of the promises he made to the people in his 9-year tenure. And that's the only reason I do not want KCR to come to power. I, as the YSR's daughter risk Congress' chance, because I tend to pull the Congress vote bank," she said in a statement made ahead of the Telangana assembly elections.

Congress won an absolute majority in Telangana for the first time, winning 64 of 119 seats. Bharat Rashtra Samithi, which ruled India's youngest state for 10 years, won 38 seats.

As per party sources, Sharmila is likely to be given a key post in the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha elections and also in the run-up to the Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections. (ANI)