Bengaluru, June 6 -- The political narrative in Karnataka sharpened further on Saturday after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a fresh attack on the Congress leadership, alleging that "governance has taken a back seat, while Rahul Gandhi remains conspicuously absent from the crisis," as tensions continue to mount over administration, fiscal management and internal party dynamics in the state.

In a strongly worded social media post, the BJP alleged that the Congress government, which came to power in 2023 on the back of welfare guarantees and populist promises, is now struggling under the weight of internal divisions and leadership uncertainty. The party claimed that the original mandate for development and stability has been repla...