A report from Visakhapatnam said the bandh against the Centre's decision evoked a partial response in the port city.
Schools, banks and business establishments remained shut as the agitators forced their closure.
Though the APSRTC plied its buses in the city and on long route services in the morning, later the services were suspended in rural areas as the agitators obstructed the vehicular movement.
The activists of YSRCP and TDP took out rallies in the city against the Centre's decision to bifurcate AP.
