Bengaluru, April 18 -- Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra on Friday lambasted the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government over the controversial caste census, terming it "unscientific" and questioning its legitimacy.

Vijayendra alleged a lack of clarity from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah regarding the census and criticised the government for proceeding without a clear mandate. He also accused the government of wasting over Rs 150 crore on the exercise, which he deemed flawed and unreliable.

"First of all, there is no clarity with the CM regarding the caste census. When the state government did not have a mandate to do a caste census, how did they come to a conclusion?... Many communities, including the Jain community and the backwards cla...