After making a grand announcement of her plans to launch a new regional party in Telangana, Y S Sharmila, sister of YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, is now focussing on attracting strengthening her organisation.
She knows that floating a political party might not be difficult, but what is difficult is to have strong leadership everywhere in Telangana.
She has to have strong leaders in every district, every assembly constituency, every mandal and every village.
So, Sharmila is said to be working out plans to attract potential leaders from various other political parties, particularly those who have strong support base in their respective districts but are waiting for opportunities.
Sources close to Sharmila said she, however, does not want to admit all and sundry into the party.
“She wants to verify the credentials of each leader before taking him or her into the party – including their political and financial backgrounds, their credibility among the people and their criminal antecedents,” they said.
Particularly, Sharmila is focussing on young leaders and new comers into politics, instead of worn-out leaders.
“She wants to give a young look to the party,” sources said.
Having met the followers from Nalgonda district, Sharmila is likely to hold “Atmeeya Sammelanam” with Khammam district leaders.
She is expected to visit Khammam on February 20 to hold a meeting of followers of her father Y S Rajasekhar Reddy, where she would give further clarity on her political party.
Sharmila is also planning to identify a suitable place to set up the party office in Hyderabad, where she would be regularly visiting and interacting with the followers.