Will YS Sharmila’s political outfit be a still-born child? Will it end with a whimper? Doubts have begun in the minds of her supporters as to whether a resurgent Congress under the leadership of a young and dashing leader like Revanth Reddy will rob them of their major vote banks. They feel that the all-important caste groups might simply drift away from them.
When YS Sharmila entered the political fray in Telangana, her calculations was that the Reddy community is looking for a suitable leader to represent them. She strongly felt that there was political vacuum for the Reddy community. She thought that together with Reddys, she can stitch a coalition of SC, STs and minorities. She felt this was a winning combination for Telangana.
However, Revanth Reddy’s appointment as the PCC chief in Telangana has upset all her calculations. The Reddys traditionally are supporters of the Congress. It was only because things were going awry in the Congress that they were looking for alternatives. Now that Revanth Reddy has been made the PCC chief, the Reddy’s might en block go back to the Congress. Revanth is dynamic, charismatic crowd-puller . He has fair amount of support among all communities. This would now mean that all these communities would drift towards the Congress Party. She would not get any leader worth the while. Thus all her plans to stitch a new caste coalition have gone astray. Let’s wait and see what Sharmila will do now.
