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Omar Abdullah Says INDIA Bloc Is 'On Life Support' After Bihar Rout

Abdullah urged cohesive decision-making after Bihar’s defeat exposed the alliance’s weaknesses.

Overview

  • He blamed internal indecision, citing the Nitish Kumar convenor–veto episode, and warned that without joint decisions the alliance will remain a set of state pacts.
  • He contrasted the bloc’s sporadic campaigning with what he called the BJP’s 24/7 election machine that fights every contest as if survival depends on it.
  • He dismissed EVM-rigging claims yet said elections can be skewed through voter-list changes or constituency redraws, pointing to Jammu and Kashmir’s delimitation as raising concerns.
  • He said the Bihar result signaled that Muslim voters will not reward parties that take them for granted and urged leaders to listen to the community.
  • On Jammu and Kashmir, he described a difficult security year after the Pahalgam attack that hurt tourism and said cooperation with the Centre is about governance, not a BJP alliance.