Bengaluru, Oct. 15 -- In a sharp political critique, the Janata Dal (Secular) has blamed the Congress-led Karnataka government for letting Bengaluru lose out on Google's largest-ever investment in India: a 15 billion dollar artificial intelligence hub, to neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

Just hours after Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the tech giant's ambitious AI data centre project in Visakhapatnam during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, JDS leaders accused the Congress of failing to maintain Bengaluru's appeal as a global tech destination. The project, according to Pichai, is expected to transform India's digital landscape, drive innovation, and boost job creation across key sectors.

The JDS called the development a "majo...