Early political career Sharmila made headlines after she took up campaigning on behalf of the
YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) along with her mother Y. S. Vijayamma, in the absence of her elder brother
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy from June 2012 in Andhra Pradesh. She worked as the party convener for the YSRCP, which won 15 of the 18 assembly seats and 1 of the 1 Parliament seats in the by-elections. Sharmila began her at Idupulapaya in
Kadapa district on 18 October 2012. She completed it on 4 August 2013 in
Ichchapuram. She toured 14 districts as part of the walkathon. Before the
2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Sharmila undertook an 11-day bus Yatra across Andhra Pradesh in branded buses with a “Bye Bye Babu” timer clock, suggesting that it was time for the then Chief Minister
N. Chandrababu Naidu. The campaign under the name “Praja Theerpu - Bye Bye Babu” covered and 39 public addresses. She also handed out over 20,000 autographed caps.
YSR Telangana Party In February 2021, Sharmila stated that she had political differences with her brother Jagan, who is the founder of the
YSR Congress Party, and claimed there was no presence of the party in the state of Telangana. She chose the date because it is the birth date of her father, Rajasekhara Reddy. Ahead of the party's launch, she has started campaigning against the incumbent
Bharat Rashtra Samithi government. On 8 July 2021, she announced the formation of the
YSR Telangana Party. During November 2023, Sharmila declared that her party would abstain from participating in the
Telangana Legislative Assembly election to the media at an event in Hyderabad. She acknowledged the electoral potential for the Congress party and underscored that their aim was not to undermine the Congress but rather to pledge support if the
Indian National Congress were to assume power, ensuring the successful implementation of their policies. On 4 January 2024, she merged YSR Telangana Party with Indian National Congress.
Indian National Congress Post the merger of YSRTP with INC, Sharmila joined the
Indian National Congress party at New Delhi in the presence of
AICC president
Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader
Rahul Gandhi. On 16 January 2024, Sharmila was appointed as president of the
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee. ==Personal life==