Kochi: I.N.D.I.A bloc is currently “on life support”, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday, Hindustan Times said.
Internal infighting in Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A) is weakening its ability to challenge the BJP, Abdullah, whose National Conference is a part of it, told Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi.
Abdullah said the opposition is struggling to function as a united force against the ruling party’s strong election machinery.
“We’re sort of on life support, but every once in a while somebody brings out his paddles and gives us a bit of a shock and we get up again. But then results like Bihar happen, and we slump down again, and then somebody has to wheel us into the ICU,” he said.
“I believe that we pushed Nitish Kumar back into the arms of the NDA,” he said about the Bihar assembly polls result.
He termed as a mistake the decision to exclude the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) from the Bihar seat-sharing arrangement.
BJP begins preparing for the next election almost immediately after one ends, while the opposition often starts its preparations only months before polls, he said.
When asked if the outcome of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections was a fluke, Abdullah rejected the suggestion.
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