India, April 28 -- Bengaluru's startup energy versus Lucknow's political rallies - a social media post drawing comparisons between North and South Indian cities has stirred intense debate online.

An X user who goes by the handle Masterji_upwale weighed in on the discussion on Sunday, lamenting what he called the "lack of execution culture" in North India. "#Statues vs #Startups. While Bengaluru Codes, Lucknow Campaigns. As a North Indian, it pains me to say this - but we need to hear the truth," he wrote.

In his detailed post, he said cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Visakhapatnam have surged ahead by building tech parks, pharma clusters, ports, and world-class infrastructure, while many northern cities remain "stuck - building sta...