Sharmila's New Party Struggles for Traction in Andhra Pradesh as Pawan Kalyan Faces Diminished Role with TDP
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YS Sharmila is struggling to gain traction with her new YSRTP party in Andhra Pradesh. Her attempts to ally with Congress have not succeeded.
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Sharmila announced her party will contest all seats in AP, hoping to pressure Congress into an alliance. But this move has not gotten much attention.
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Pawan Kalyan was adopted by Chandrababu Naidu to improve BJP-TDP ties. But BJP undervalued Pawan, and he couldn't facilitate key meetings.
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Naidu may now see Pawan as a liability and offer only 10-12 seats or prevent him from contesting with Janasena.
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Pawan may be silenced by Naidu with an offer of a ministerial post if TDP wins. He risks facing the same fate as Sharmila if he trusts Naidu.