India, July 27 -- A war of words has erupted between Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka over who holds the distinction of hosting India's first indigenously built quantum computer.

Karnataka Science and Technology Minister N S Boseraju on Wednesday countered Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's claim that the southern neighbour is on track to unveil the country's first homegrown 8-qubit quantum computer in Amaravati this November.

"Let's stick to the facts," Boseraju said in a statement, asserting that India's first operational quantum computer is already up and running in Bengaluru, and has been offering commercial services since April 2025.

Naidu had earlier taken to social media platform 'X' to announce Andhra's upcoming qu...