Before filing the nomination, Sharmila offered prayers at her father Rajasekhar Reddy’s grave at Idupulupaya.
Andhra Pradesh Congress President YS Sharmila on Saturday, 20 April, filed her nomination for the Kadapa Lok Sabha seat. Sharmila was accompanied by Sunitha Narreddy, her cousin and daughter of the murdered YS Vivekananda Reddy. She will take on her cousin YS Avinash Reddy from the ruling YSRCP of her brother and Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.