Synopsis: Andhra Pradesh Minister N Lokesh has once again taunted Bengaluru by presenting Anantapur as an alternative ground for the aerospace industry to set up shop. His move followed a news report that said startups and firms were moving north to escape Bengaluru’s infrastructure inadequacies.

The interstate tussle for aerospace and defense investments just got sharper.

Karnataka IT and Biotechnology Minister Priyank Kharge, on Thursday, 2 October, took a swipe at Andhra Pradesh IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh for pitching Anantapur as an alternative to Bengaluru.

Kharge’s retort followed Lokesh’s post on X that Andhra Pradesh has been building a world-class aerospace and defence ecosystem in Anantapur (officially Ananthapuramu).

Lokesh was responding to a news report that suggeste

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