Andhra Pradesh: The State Without A Capital
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11 July 2024
Andhra Pradesh is the only Indian state without an officially designated capital
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The state's capital status issue arose after the bifurcation in 2014, creating Telangana
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Hyderabad served as the common capital for 10 years
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But on June 2, 2024, the deadline ended and Andhra Pradesh was left without a capital
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Amaravathi was announced as the state's capital by Chandrababu Naidu, who was the chief minister in 2014
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His government acquired land from farmers and roped in Singapore firms to build the "world class city"
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But he lost the elections in 2019 and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy came to power
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He cancelled all the projects and cut down the budget for the new capital, leading to exit of firms
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Then, in 2024, Mr Naidu's TDP won the polls again after which he vowed to rebuild Amaravathi
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The project is on with Centre's assistance with hope that Andhra Pradesh will soon get a capital
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