Exclusive | ‘Competitive Federalism Very Important’: Andhra Minister Nara Lokesh On Andhra-Karnataka Investment Spar

The fierce economic rivalry between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh flared up again on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, with Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge unleashing a pointed attack on his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, Nara Lokesh. Kharge compared Andhra Pradesh’s efforts to attract investments to the ‘desperate scavenging (of) a weaker ecosystem’.
NDTV spoke to Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh on his clash with the Karnataka government on which state is a real investor magnet.