Amaravati, April 2, 2026: The Andhra Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday welcomed the Central Government's decision to introduce a bill in the Lok Sabha formally designating Amaravati as the state capital, with party president PVN Madhav expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what he described as a decisive intervention in resolving a long-standing constitutional and administrative ambiguity.
A closure to a protracted dispute
The introduction of the bill comes more than a decade after the bifurcation of the erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh in 2014, which left the successor state without a formally notified capital. The dispute over the location of the capital had since become one of the most contentious political issues in the state, drawing prolonged legal battles, farmer protests, and successive policy reversals across different governments.
Mr. Madhav said the legislation, if enacted, would bring "permanent closure" to the capital row and lay the groundwork for structured urban and economic development in the Krishna riverbank region. "A planned Amaravati has the potential to position Andhra Pradesh as a leading investment destination in peninsular India," he said, adding that the move would open up employment avenues for the state's youth.
Centre-State coordination underscored
Emphasising the role of the NDA alliance in accelerating the state's development, Mr. Madhav credited Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's leadership for bringing the matter to its current legislative stage. He noted that the synergy between the Union Government and the State administration had been instrumental in pushing forward key decisions of this nature.
Security gains acknowledged
Separately, Mr. Madhav also welcomed recent official statements on the significant decline of Left-Wing Extremism in the state, describing it as a "defining security milestone." He said the near-elimination of Maoist activity would foster an environment of stability conducive to investment and development in the region's hinterland.
Political significance
The BJP president reiterated that the ruling TDP-Janasena-BJP coalition remained committed to a development-oriented agenda for Andhra Pradesh, and expressed confidence that the Amaravati bill would receive broad parliamentary support. Political observers note that the bill carries considerable symbolic weight, particularly for the farming communities in the capital region who had parted with their lands under a land pooling scheme years ago, banking on promises of a world-class capital city.
