Bengaluru, 26 Dec

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday launched a sharp attack on Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, accusing him of “stealing Karnataka’s success” by claiming credit for achievements driven by the state government.

The Chief Minister questioned why BJP-ruled “double-engine governments” had failedto replicate Karnataka’s progress in manufacturing and industrial growth.

Siddaramaiah’s remarks came after Vaishnaw thanked Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in a social media post for “acknowledging the success” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India programme.

Vaishnaw was responding to a Facebook post by Gandhi, who shared a news report titled “Foxconn Hires 30k Staff at New, Women-led Unit” and praised Karnataka for building an ecosystem that allows manufacturing to scale rapidly.

Taiwanese electronics major Foxconn, the world’s largest iPhone manufacturer, has its second-largest facility outside China in Devanahalli near Bengaluru.

Hitting out at the Union minister, Siddaramaiah said in a post on X, “If Make in India is truly a success, why can't BJP's 'double-engine' states match what Karnataka has delivered?” He further alleged, “When you have no achievements to show, you steal others' success and take the credit.”

The Chief Minister’s comments have added to the ongoing political sparring between the Centre and the Karnataka government over industrial growth and investment claims.