Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has reignited the capital debate, declaring that Chandrababu Naidu’s Amaravati vision is impractical and will leave the state without a capital even decades later. At a press conference, Jagan pitched the Mavigun region (Machilipatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur) as a ready-made alternative.
Rajya Sabha passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Amendment Bill, 2026, granting Amaravati statutory status as the sole capital. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu called it a historic moment and thanked the Centre, farmers and political leaders for their support
The Andhra Pradesh Assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging the Centre to grant legal sanctity to Amaravati as the state capital by amending the Reorganisation Act. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu asserted that Amaravati will remain the permanent capital
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, urging the Centre to grant statutory status to Amaravati as Andhra Pradesh’s capital and seeking financial relief, ahead of the Union Budget 2026
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced that all development works in Amaravati would be completed by 2028. He assured farmers that their contributions would not go in vain and projected Amaravati as an international city. Naidu also expressed confidence in completing the Polavaram project by 2027.
Andhra Minister P Narayana called Amaravati the “safest capital” and criticized false claims about its progress. He said 13,000 workers and 2,500 machines are on the job, with major buildings and roads nearing completion, aiming for full readiness by March 2026
The state Cabinet, at its meeting presided by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, gave its approval for the works which were cleared by the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) on Monday.
Amaravati would continue to be the Legislative Capital and the state government had taken the decision on decentralisation only to ensure justice to all regions, AP Govt Adviser said.
A bench of Justice Cheekati Manvendranath Roy on Tuesday, while quashing the FIR, observed that right to acquire property was a constitutional and legal right and since the lands were purchased
