YSR Telangana Party

YSR Telangana Party
AbbreviationYSRTP
FounderY. S. Sharmila
Founded8 July 2021 (2021-07-08)
Dissolved4 January 2024 (2024-01-04)[1]
Split fromYuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party
Merged intoIndian National Congress[1]
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The YSR Telangana Party (transl. YSR Telangana Party; abbr. YSRTP) was a recognised[2] Indian regional political party in the state of Telangana. It was founded by Y. S. Sharmila, the daughter of the former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy at Hyderabad on 8 July 2021.

YSRTP was formed due to a conflict of interest between Sharmila and her brother Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.[3] The YSRTP is led by its founder as president of the party. The headquarters of the party is located in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.[4][5]

The party initially planned to contest in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election, but later withdrew its decision, with the party president Sharmila extending her support to the Indian National Congress.[6][7]

On 4 January 2024, the party was merged with Indian National Congress.[8][9]

  1. ^ a b "Jagan Mohan Reddy's sister YS Sharmila joins Congress ahead of Lok Sabha polls". 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ "EC recognition to YSRTP". The Hindu. 23 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Differences with Jagan? Affirmative, says Sharmila". The New Indian Express. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  4. ^ "AP CM Jagan's sister YS Sharmila launches YSR Telangana Party on father's birth anniversary". Deccan Herald. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. ^ "EC recognition to YSRTP". The Hindu. 23 February 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Sharmila's YSR Party Won't Contest Telangana Assembly Polls, Offers Support to Congress". The Wire. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  7. ^ PTI (3 November 2023). "YSR Telangana Party not to contest Nov 30 assembly polls, to support Cong". ThePrint. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  8. ^ https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/major-boost-to-cong-ahead-of-ls-polls-as-ys-sharmila-joins-party/ar-AA1mrrGA?ocid=msedgntp&pc=EDGEDB&cvid=ed151b5b23184de9a4993d30580bf12b&ei=16
  9. ^ https://www.uniindia.com/ys-sharmila-merges-ysr-telangana-party-with-cong/india/news/3117462.html