Cong-JD(S) joined hands with selfish motive, their govt won't last long: MoS Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti

The Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka will not last long as the two parties have come together with a "selfish motive", BJP leader and Union minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said today.

"People of Karnataka gave the mandate for the BJP, which won 104 seats. The Congress-JD(S) alliance has been formed with a selfish motive and it will not last for long," the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti told PTI on the sidelines of an Assocham event here.

The "unholy" alliance was formed not in the interest of the people of Karnataka, she said. "Look at its history. The JD(S) had broken away from its alliance partners in the past. It cannot fool the people for long.".

JD(D) leader H D Kumaraswamy is slated to take oath as the chief minister of Karnataka tomorrow at a swearing-in ceremony which is expected to be attended by several non-BJP chief ministers and party heads.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi have confirmed their presence at the swearing-in ceremony.

The chief ministers of non-BJP states including Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal),