Visakhapatnam will be new Andhra Pradesh capital

January 31, 2023 14:19

Visakhapatnam will be Andhra Pradesh's new capital, Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy announced today.

"Here I am to invite you to Visakhapatnam which will be our capital in the days to come. I will also be shifting to Visakhapatnam in the months to come," said Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at International Diplomatic Alliance meet in Delhi.

The announcement of a new capital for Andhra comes nine years after the state of Telangana was carved out of its territory and given Hyderabad as its capital.

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