YSRTP founder Y S Sharmila today announced the date of her party's merger with the Congress: Thursday, January 4.
Sharmila reportedly received a call from AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge to come to Delhi on January 4, where she will join the Congress in the presence of Kharge and senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi at 11 am.
She is said to have promptly met the top leaders of her party at Lotus Pond and given them clarity on the merger.
She told the leaders that everyone should reach Delhi by Wednesday evening.
Sharmila reportedly also told the leaders that she would hold a key position in the AICC.
Sharmila's announcement puts an end to the campaign for the past few days over the merger of the party.
The suspense over whether she will be given the post of APCC chief however continues. According to reports, Rahul Gandhi is in favour of Sharmila as APCC president.
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