Election of corporators and Mayor of Visakhapatnam is pending since 2012 and the State Goverment seems to be in no hurry to conduct the same. Various reasons have been cited including problems related to merger of Anakapalle and Bhimunipatnam municipalities with Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, court cases, and the Hudhud cyclone.
It appears that not having anyone oversee the functioning of the civic body suits the state government. There are also allegations that taxes and other fees collected from Vizag are being diverted for the development of the proposed State Capital for the last four years.