Hyderabad, Jan. 31 -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy Tuesday announced that Visakhapatnam will be the state's capital and that he would shift there "in the months to come".

The announcement indicates reddy apparently sticking to the three-capital plan - the other two being Kurnool and the existing capital Amaravati - despite the High Court ruling last year that it can't make a law for that.

The case is pending in the Supreme Court based on an appeal by Reddy's YSRCP government.

Although he did not set out a timeline, Reddy said, "I myself will be shifting over to Visakhapatnam in the months to come."

However in 2020, the state planned to have three capital cities - Visakhapatnam for the executive, Amaravati for the le...