Amaravati declared capital of India's Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati has been declared the capital of Andhra Pradesh, according to Indian news agencies.

The Chief Minister of the state in southern India, N Chandrababu Naidu, took to X to announce the news, sharing an image of the official gazette confirming the state capital.

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This comes 12 years after the state was split into Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

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