The Andhra Pradesh Reorganization (Amendment) Act, 2026 was published on Tuesday in the Official Gazette after receiving the President’s assent, making Amaravati the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh.
While sharing the gazette circular on X, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced that “the capital of Andhra Pradesh is Amaravati”.
CM N Chandrababu Naidu welcomed the recognition of Amaravati as the state’s sole capital, expressing his gratitude to President Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In a post on Leaders and every citizen who stood with us, this is a victory for my people in Andhra Pradesh, especially the farmers of Amaravati.
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The Act amended the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014, adding the phrase “Amaravati shall be the new capital”.
After the formation of Telangana as a separate state, the original Act of 2014 stipulated that Hyderabad would be the joint capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for a period not exceeding ten years, after which Hyderabad would be the capital of Telangana, and there should be a new capital of successor Andhra Pradesh.
On March 28, the Andhra Pradesh Assembly passed a resolution supporting Amaravati as a unitary capital, paving the way for the legislation to be introduced in Parliament.
After the Lok Sabha passed the bill on April 1, the upper house of Parliament also passed it the next day, while YSR Congress MPs staged a strike.
YSRCP MP Jula Babu Rao termed the legislation a “drama” and questioned the rationale behind it. He stressed the possibility of making constitutional amendments, and said that the capital should not be changed unless justice is achieved for its people. (that I)
