India, April 16 -- The long-standing rivalry between Bengaluru and Hyderabad - two of India's fastest-growing urban hubs - has once again come under the spotlight, this time triggered by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. While comparisons between the two cities frequently surface on social media, Naidu's recent remarks have added political weight to the debate.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Naidu reflected on the transformation of Hyderabad over the decades. "In my first tenure as CM of AP in the 1990s, I remember Hyderabad started out as second to Bangalore. Today Hyderabad is the No. 1 city in India in all parameters," he wrote. The post followed the Centre's latest economic data, which ranked Andhra Pradesh second ...