Sharmila sets September deadline for alliance with Congress

HYDERABAD: Amidst rumours of merger between YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) and the Congress, YSRTP president Y S Sharmila

has clarified that any possibility of working with the Congress would be finalised by the end of September.

In a meeting with senior functionaries and the cadres of her party, Sharmila discussed a lot of issues ahead of the upcoming Telangana State Assembly elections.

"As the notification for elections is fast approaching, any possibility of working with the Congress will be finalised by the end of September. If no alliance fructifies, then the party will contest in all 119 constituencies," Sharmila said. She added that she would tour all Assembly segments from the second week of October.