Slamming the 'Socio-Economic and Academic survey', also referred to as caste survey, commenced by the Congress-led government in Karnataka, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashoka stated that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's dictated caste survey is not official. CM Siddaramaiah has created a platform for conversion... 52 new castes have been created to include Vokkaliga, Dalit, and Vishwakarma communities into Christianity. Talking about GST reforms, Ashoka stated: "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has reduced GST to provide relief to the people. During the UPA government, there was 30 per cent tax on cement, TV, washing machine, and fridge, which has now come down to 18 per cent. If this government had any dignity, it should have challenged the Central government and reduced taxes.