Amaravati, April 7 (IANS) The long-awaited aspiration of the people of Andhra Pradesh has been fulfilled with Amaravati officially recognised as the state capital, said Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday.

Welcoming the gazette notification issued by the Government of India, Pawan Kalyan posted on ‘X’ that Amaravati is the capital of Andhra Pradesh.

“Andhra Pradesh, no longer a state left without a capital… no longer a future held in uncertainty. April 6th will be etched in history as the day Amaravati was officially recognized as the capital of Andhra Pradesh. On this historic occasion, following the passage of the Bill in Parliament and the issuance of the Gazette Notification by the Government of India, and with the assent of the Hon’ble President of Bharat, this long-awaited aspiration of the people of Andhra Pradesh has finally been fulfilled,” the Jana Sena leader said.

He thanked President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu for making this historic moment possible.

“This moment belongs to the farmers who sacrificed and to the people who stood unwavering in their resolve. After 12 long years of state separation, Andhra Pradesh finally has its capital officially recognized by the Government of India. Let us now move beyond the uncertainty and disruptions of the past, and come together to build Amaravati, the people’s capital, laying a strong foundation for future generations and steering our state towards the vision of Swarna Andhra 2047,” the Deputy CM added.

Earlier, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, on behalf of the people of Andhra Pradesh, expressed profound gratitude to President Droupadi Murmu for her assent to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2026.

“I thank the Union Government led by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji for his commitment to our state and his guidance, all MPs who supported the Bill, our state leaders, and every citizen who stood with us. This is a victory for my people of Andhra Pradesh, especially my farmers of Amaravati,” he said in a post late on Monday.

The Chief Minister on Tuesday posted the gazette notification and wrote: “The capital of Andhra Pradesh is Amaravati”.

State Minister for Human Resources Development and Information Technology Nara Lokesh, BJP MP Daggubati Purandeswari and several leaders of TDP, Jana Sena and BJP have hailed the gazette notification.

–IANS

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