New Delhi, April 7 -- President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act 2026, granting Amaravati full legal recognition as the permanent capital of Andhra Pradesh. The development marks the culmination of a political and administrative saga that has defined the state's identity since its bifurcation from Telangana in 2014.

The original 2014 Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act had designated Hyderabad as a common capital for both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for a transitional period not exceeding ten years, after which Hyderabad would revert exclusively to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh would establish a new capital of its own.

The amendment now fulfils that mandate, with Amaravati formally d...