YCP Considering Change in Stand on 3 Capitals?

One of the most repented and infamous miscalculations done by YS Jagan was the three capitals proposal. This horrendous miscalculation did not just kill the Amaravati prospect momentarily, but also made Andhra Pradesh a capital less state. The punishment for this was delivered in the form of public mandate during the 2024 general election.

Incidentally, this appears to have inflicted a fundamental change in the thought process of YCP and the same can be understood if we look at the latest comment from Botsa Satyanarayana today.

While speaking with the media, after the completion of the legislative council session today, Botsa was asked if his party is still adhering to the three capitals proposal and here’s what he said.

“We felt that three capitals were necessary at that point and we went ahead with it. You’re(media) asking this question again now. We will discuss this matter internally with the party leadership and disclose our stand on the capital at the right time.”

Though Botsa kept his response short, the hidden implication is very clear here. The YCP ecosystem has clearly taken a u-turn on the three capitals proposal. The fact that Botsa wasn’t affirmative about the three capitals stand, and said the party must discuss this topic again shows that the recent mandate has delivered a shockwave to YCP thinktank and they’re perplexed about it now.

Notably, YCP’s childish gameplay with the capital prospect was so outrightly rejected that the party lost badly in all three of the proposed capital regions – Kurnool, Vizag and Amaravati. Amaravati delivered an outright verdict and so did Kurnool. The so dearly loved Vizag where Jagan wanted the capital gave every single assembly seats and the solitary MP seat to the NDA alliance.

In the aftermath, YCP appears to be in recuperation mode now and has momentarily jagged back on the capital stand.