Andhra Pradesh Minister for Human Resources Development Nara Lokesh, accompanied by NDA MPs, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express gratitude for the passage of the Amaravati Bill in Parliament. Lokesh, also the general secretary of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), presented a shawl to the Prime Minister during the meeting. He conveyed the appreciation of the people of Andhra Pradesh for the statutory recognition of Amaravati as the sole and permanent state capital.
Later, Lokesh, along with NDA MPs, also met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to thank him for the cooperation in passing the Bill. Lokesh, along with Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu, Minister of State for Rural Development Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, and MPs from TDP, Jana Sena, and BJP, interacted with the NDA MPs who supported the Amaravati Bill in both Houses of Parliament.
The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2026 was successfully passed by the Lok Sabha and is set for debate in the Rajya Sabha. Lokesh is currently in the national capital to witness the Rajya Sabha proceedings and is scheduled to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Vice President of India to convey the gratitude of the people of Andhra Pradesh for the legislative developments.
