Naidu’s industrial push for Andhra Pradesh

IWhen Nara Chandrababu Naidu became Prime Minister in 1995 Andhra Pradesh (then it didn’t split), started shooting Hyderabad The country’s new IT destination. In 1998, IT giant Microsoft was able to live up to this claim when it established a global R&D center in the city. With other big companies like Oracle, Google, Amazon and Cognizant heading towards Hyderabad, it has been a game changer for both Mr. Naidu and the State as Hyderabad has started to be seen as a major IT destination for global firms.

Since then, Mr. Naidu has enjoyed the success of transforming Hyderabad, which has featured prominently in all his subsequent political campaigns.