Karnataka minister refutes Andhra CM, says first indigenous quantum computer operational in Bengaluru

In a sharp rebuttal to Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s claim that his state is set to deploy India’s first indigenously built 8-qubit quantum computer this November in Amaravati, Karnataka minister N S Boseraju asserted that the country’s first quantum computer is already operational in Bengaluru.

In a statement, Karnataka Science and Technology Minister said the quantum computer, built by Bengaluru-based QpiAI, has been providing commercial services since April 2025.

He was responding to Naidu’s post on ‘X’ dated July 24, in which…