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Amaravati - Andhra's Sole Capital
A decade of uncertainty over where Andhra Pradesh should govern itself from ended in April 2026, when Parliament amended the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act to write Amaravati into law as the state's sole and permanent capital. President Droupadi Murmu's assent on 6 April closed the door on the earlier 'three capitals' plan and gave the greenfield city, long backed by protesting farmers who pooled their land, the statutory certainty it had lacked since bifurcation.
Last updated 14 July 20265 min read
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Amaravati is now AP's sole, permanent capital in law - President assented 6 Apr 2026; 'three capitals' plan buried.
- Amaravati
- Andhra Pradesh
- AP Reorganisation Act 2014
- three capitals
- Droupadi Murmu
- Nityanand Rai
- Section 5
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