Pawan Kalyan had no official alliance with Chandrababu Naidu between 2014 and 2019. However, he used to help Chandrababu Naidu whenever asked. He would engage in damage control under the guise of criticism.
For example, if the opposition raised concerns about the sand mafia, Pawan Kalyan used to criticize it by stating that many YCP politicians were also involved. This way, whenever the opposition raised an issue, Pawan Kalyan used to suggest they also had a significant part. This was a dilution tactic followed by Chandrababu.
Now, Sharmila seems to be playing a similar role to that of Pawan Kalyan in the past. She is actually an opponent of Chandrababu, being in Congress. However, her mission for political relevance is to criticize YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Currently, it is known that TDP mentioned that Thalliki Vandanam is only for one child, contrary to what was promised in the manifesto stating that every child would be given Rs 15000 each. YCP is making a big hue and cry about this manipulative false promisee.
But Sharmila enters the scene to say that even Jagan Mohan Reddy made the same false promise of giving Rs 15,000 for every child but gave only for one.
However, the fact is that Jagan never promised any such thing in the first place. Sharmila was made to criticize Jagan to attempt to indoctrinate public with her false propaganda.
That's the political maneuverability of Chandrababu Naidu, which no one can combat.