Omar Abdullah Claims INDIA Alliance is on Life Support System as BJP Targets Rahul Gandhi Over Leadership:

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has delivered a harsh assessment of the opposition INDIA bloc by stating that the alliance is currently on life support and risks being wheeled into the ICU Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi the National Conference leader expressed deep concern over the internal discord and strategic failures plaguing the coalition He noted that while occasional shocks or moments of energy might revive the group momentarily results like the recent setbacks in Bihar cause the alliance to slump back down requiring urgent intervention to keep it alive Abdullah emphasized that the coalition is struggling to match the unparalleled work ethic and twenty-four hour election machinery of the Bharatiya Janata Party which treats every election with critical intensity

The comments from the senior leader have sparked a political firestorm with the ruling BJP seizing the opportunity to attack Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Reacting to the life support remark BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari claimed that the statement was a direct reflection of the lack of confidence alliance partners have in Rahul Gandhis leadership Bhandari asserted that Omar Abdullahs words were like a slap in the face of the Congress leadership and suggested that while allies might defend Rahul Gandhi publicly they privately believe he is responsible for the blocs repeated electoral failures The BJP leader further alleged that apart from the Congress most other parties in the coalition view the Leader of Opposition as a political failure unfit to lead the group

Omar Abdullah also provided a critical analysis of why the alliance is faltering pointing to specific strategic blunders such as driving Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar back into the National Democratic Alliance He highlighted that despite having a presence in Bihar parties like the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha were excluded from seat sharing arrangements showing a lack of cohesive vision In contrast he praised the discipline of the BJP and their ability to execute seamless election campaigns The National Conference leaders blunt admission of the oppositions frailty has raised serious questions about the future viability of the INDIA bloc as it contends with internal rifts and a formidable adversary in the BJP

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