BJP's AI Jab: Video Shows DK Shivakumar Shopping for CM Chair, Calls Kharge 'Powerless'

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka released an AI-generated video targeting the state's Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Indian National Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. The video satirises an alleged power struggle within the Congress party, depicting D.K. Shivakumar attempting to purchase a Chief Minister's chair online, only for it to go out of stock. According to India Today's Sagay Raj, the BJP is alleging that Kharge 'is powerless in this situation'. The bulletin also notes that while the BJP is mocking the Congress leaders, former Union Minister Sadananda Gowda has reportedly backed D.K. Shivakumar.