With the Congress and JD(S) set to form the government in Karnataka following BS Yeddyurappa resignation as the Chief Minister of Karanataka on Saturday, BJP chief Amit Shah at an conclave organised by India TV said that governments formed by “such unholy” alliances are unlikely to last long, while rubbishing charges of horse-trading as levelled by Congress and JD(S).

“I can’t comment on how long this government will be able to work. But governments formed by such unholy alliances are unlikely to work for long,” Amit Shah said at the conclave on Saturday.

While, maintaining that the party did not indulge in any manipulation, BJP president said rather it was the Congress which not only indulged in horse-trading but has “bought the entire stable”.

He asserted that the mandate given by the people of Karnataka favoured BJP, which emerged as the single largest party winning 104 seats. The Congress was rejected by the people, he said, adding that the Gandhi-led party tried to return to power “from backdoor” in alliance with the JD(S).

“It is obvious from the result (Yeddyurappa’s resignation) that we did not engage in manipulation to form government, like the Congress did,” he said.

Shah observed that the JD(S) directed its attack on the Congress during the campaigning for the 12 May assembly polls and questioned what kind of “principle-based alliance” is it that aimed solely at keeping the BJP away from power in the state.

On the horse-trading allegations levelled by the Congress, Shah hit back saying: “Horse-trading is certainly wrong. But it is the Congress which has bought the entire stable.”

The BJP president said the people of the state will “punish” the Congress-JD(S) combine the next time it goes to election and asserted the BJP will put on an impressive show in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh.

The BJP president exuded confidence the BJP would win more seats in the 2019 general elections than it won in 2014.

While hitting back at Rahul Gandhi after he made charges corruption against PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah said that he “does not take” the remarks of the Congress president “seriously”.

On Saturday, Rahul Gandhi said that Prime Minister had authorised buying of MLAs, while adding that PM Modi talks of fighting corruption, but he is corruption.

Shah also dismissed Gandhi’s allegations that the BJP disrespected the country’s institutions.