Amravati to be the capital of Andhra Pradesh: Chandrababu Naidu
A day before taking oath as Andhra Pradesh’s chief minister, Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu declared Amaravati to be the state capital. Naidu committed to make Amaravati the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh, as well as to complete the Polavaram Project.
He added that Visakhapatnam will be developed as the economic capital and an advanced special city.
“Amaravati will be our capital. We intend to pursue constructive politics rather than revenge politics. Visakhapatnam will be the state’s commercial capital. We will not play games with people like attempting to have three capitals or engaging in other malicious acts. Visakhapatnam has issued a full mandate. We will build Rayalaseema to give us a strong mandate,” Chandrababu Naidu said.
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Chandrababu Naidu made the statement at the NDA Legislative Party gathering in Vijayawada, where he was unanimously voted as the alliance’s House leader.
K Pawan Kalyan, the chairman of the Jana Sena Party, presented his name, which was endorsed by D Purandeswari, the BJP state president and recently elected MP.
Amaravati has returned to the spotlight following the TDP’s landslide victory in Andhra Pradesh, where it won 164 assembly and 21 Lok Sabha seats, propelling Naidu to the position of kingmaker in national politics.
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In 2019, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy led the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) to a landslide win, promoting the concept of decentralized development in the state. Reddy had stated that he would establish Visakhapatnam as the administrative capital and take his oath there.
In December 2019, the YSRCP government proposed three capitals, with Visakhapatnam as the executive, Amaravati as the legislative, and Kurnool as the judicial capital.
In March 2022, the Andhra Pradesh High Court mandated the YSRCP administration to develop Amaravati as the state capital, a ruling that the government has contested in the Supreme Court, where it is still pending.
During his election campaign, Naidu vowed to restart Amaravati’s development.
Today, Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena president Pawan Kalyan came to Raj Bhavan in Vijayawada to press their claim to form the government.
Amit Shah, who is attending the swearing-in ceremony of Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday, is arriving a day in advance and will see Chandrababu at 10 p.m. on Tuesday at his Vundavalli mansion.
