Former Karnataka deputy CM B Sriramulu’s sister and former Ballari MP J Shantha quit the BJP and pledged allegiance to YSRCP on Tuesday, 2 January. The YSRCP leadership has confirmed that the party would give a ticket to her from the Hindupur Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh for the 2024 elections. YSRCP’s Kuruva Gorantla Madhav is the current MP.