Bengaluru, June 1 -- Ahead of DK Shivakumar's swearing-in ceremony as the Karnataka Chief Minister, BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka launched a sharp attack on the ruling Congress government, dismissing any meaningful change from the previous cabinet under Siddaramaiah.

Speaking to reporters, Ashoka claimed that replacing Siddaramaiah with DK Shivakumar as the CM is merely a "change of driver" for a government that has already steered the state into financial debt.

"The bus is already in the garage. Only the driver is changed, that's all. Siddaramaiah is leaving and DK Shivakumar is coming. The bus remains the same, there's no change in the bus. But it's just a change of driver," he said.

He further alleged that "Siddar...