Overview
- YSR Congress leaders launched a coordinated push to sell a 110-km Machilipatnam–Vijayawada–Guntur corridor as a capital zone, with YS Jagan Mohan Reddy calling it cheaper and faster because it links to a highway, a port and an international airport.
- Jagan said the Mavigun model would cost about 10% of Amaravati outlays, a political claim the party is promoting through banners near its Tadepalli office, social media drives and coverage by the party-linked Sakshi media house.
- Amaravati retains statutory backing after Parliament passed an amendment to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation law, and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and the TDP rejected Mavigun with sharp criticism and calls to focus on building the notified capital.
- Business groups warned that reopening the capital question could unsettle investment, noting fresh momentum that includes ₹50,000 crore in Amaravati construction contracts, about 20,000 workers on site, and large commitments such as a ₹70,000 crore steel plant and a mega data centre in Visakhapatnam.
- An analyst urged the government to speed up visible work in Amaravati to reduce the risk of a future reversal, as YSRCP figures say they would advance the Mavigun plan if they return to power, a debate shaped by the last policy flip that stalled projects and left farmers who pooled over 30,000 acres in limbo.