The three non-communist Southern states are locked in competition to attract new investments. The latest in this race is a USD 3 billion-fabrication project that can translate into 3.6 million jobs. The Federal Information Technology Dayanidhi Maran announced that the fabrication consortium has decided to set up shop in Andhra Pradesh instead of Tamil Nadu. Maran says that the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister (CM) Jayalalithaa from a rival political party did not show active interest to get the project. Jayalalithaa says that Maran, with eye on state Government polls this summer, is playing politics. The new Karnataka CM H.R. Kumaraswamy who inherited a bankrupt, infrastructurally rickety and economically exhausted state thanks to the previous Government's apathy has vowed to get the unit back to Bangalore, the first choice. The successful Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajashekara Reddy is claims that previous rival Government, internationally acclaimed for his vision for development and implementation, did not develop the state and has promised increased infrastructural investment.