K'taka call lies with party brass, says Kharge; if you're chief, who's 'high command': BJP

NEW DELHI: BJP Monday took a jibe at Mallikarjun Kharge , calling him an "accidental" Congress chief after he deflected questions on a possible leadership change in Karnataka.

"Who exactly is this 'unseen, unheard' high command?" BJP MP Tejasvi Surya asked. "The Congress high command is like a ghost. It is unseen, unheard, but always felt. Even the Congress president, who people thought is the high command... says it's not him."

Surya's jab followed Kharge's remark: "It is in the hands of the party high command. No one can say what is going on in the high command... they have the right to take further action..."