Bengaluru, Jan. 16 -- Karnataka Minister for Panchayat Raj, Rural Development and IT/BT Priyank Kharge on Friday launched a sharp attack on the BJP over its protest in Ballari, saying that the party's failed Padyatra had exposed a "glaring lack of leadership" within the state unit.

"They're free to do their convention or protest. But what is glaring is the lack of leadership within the BJP. What started out as a Padyatra fizzled out even before it started," Priyank said, adding that the failure reflected the party leaders' lack of confidence in their own top leadership in the state.

The Minister also criticised the BJP legislators' conduct in the Assembly. "Their lack of leadership is presented even in the Assembly, where half of them f...