Bengaluru, March 13 -- Amid heightened political tensions in eastern India, a fresh war of words has erupted between the BJP and the Congress, with union Minister Pralhad Joshi launching a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi, saying the party lacks control over its own legislators and is plagued by internal disarray.

Joshi claimed that Rahul Gandhi is incapable of managing its MLAs and MPs due to its ineffective leadership, adding that policymakers in the party are "disillusioned" and "without command." The minister singled out Rahul Gandhi, asserting that the LoP is unqualified to lead and attributing the party's fracturing to his leadership style.

The comments come at a moment of heightened political drama in Odisha within the Congress unit...