"I lost my close friend. Sivaprasad fought relentlessly for the rights of AP. His death is loss not only to Chittoor district but also the entire state," Chandrababu said.
Veteran legislator Kodela Sivaprasada Rao has been unanimously elected as the first Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh post bifurcation of the state.
The affected trains include Falaknuma, Palnadu, Amaravati Express and Macherla-Bhimavaram Passenger.
Jaganmohan Reddy will be sworn in as chief minister on May 30.
Several ministers in his government joined Naidu in the fast, which was held in all 13 districts of the state.
The Chandrababu Naidu government on Thursday formally announced in the state assembly that Andhra Pradesh's new capital will be built "in and around Vijayawada". Rediff.com was the first to report the story (below) on May 18.
Party leaders and workers who were on their way to Naidu's residence were stopped by police and taken into preventive custody.
One of the dropped ministers, Bojjala Gopala Krishna Reddy, resigned from his assembly membership.