First proposed in 2006 under the HD Kumaraswamy-led Janata Dal (Secular)-Bharatiya Janata Party government, the state cabinet approved the rebranded project in February 2025. Rebranded as India’s first AI-powered “work-live-play” city, the project envisions a “second central business district” spanning 9,000 acres, about 30 km from the city centre.