The idea that Andhra Pradesh will benefit from Karnataka's defeat is the driving force behind Nara Lokesh's invitation to become CEO of BlackBuck.

Andhra Pradesh Information Technology Minister Nara Lokesh is not opposed to adopting non-traditional methods to attract business to his state, as seen by his response on X to a post by a Bengaluru start-up CEO when he was on investment roadshows in London."ORR Bellandur has been our office + home for the last nine years," said Rajesh Yabaji, co-founder and CEO of logistics start-up BlackBuck, in a post on X on Tuesday, expressing his annoyance at Bengaluru's pothole-filled roadways. But it's really difficult to go on from here now. We've made the decision to leave.With Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka snarling at each other following a tech CEO's widely shared grievance about the city's potholes and traffic jams, Bengaluru's deteriorating infrastructure crisis has taken on a political dimension. Citing intolerable commutes and bad driving conditions, BlackBuck co-founder and CEO Rajesh Yabaji revealed plans to move his company's office away from Bengaluru's Outer Ring driving, sparking the debate.

Politicians took notice of the message right once, and Andhra Pradesh intervened to court the logistics company.Andhra Pradesh Human Resources Minister Nara Lokesh made another attempt to get Yabaji to think about moving to Visakhapatnam on Thursday evening. Lokesh criticized DK Shivakumar, the Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, for his recent statement that "governments can't be blackmailed" by business concerns. "Andhra Pradesh is unique in that we don't call legitimate complaints 'blackmail,'" Lokesh stated. We react with respect and gravity.