Following the passage of Telangana Bill in Parliament, the residual state of Andhra Pradesh is now facing the task of choosing a new capital city with various leaders pitching for their regions.
TG Venkatesh, Minor Irrigation Minister in the outgoing Kiran Kumar Reddy government, said Kurnool should be the capital of the new Andhra Pradesh. Venkatesh hails from Kurnool district.
He suggested that there could be two capitals, to satisfy both the regions. Congress MP from Tirupati, Chinta Mohan, wants the famous temple town as the new capital.