Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and NC leader Omar Abdullah has said that the INDIA bloc is currently “on life support” and may end up in the “ICU” if it fails to stop infighting and match BJP’s 24x7 election mode. The only chance for the Opposition to mount a serious challenge to the BJP is to “rally around the Congress”, which has a pan-India presence, he said.

Abdullah, speaking at a Hindustan Times event on Saturday, detailed the “organisational and strategic failures” of the Opposition bloc, contrasting its approach with the BJP’s “unparalleled” work ethic.

“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, unfortunately, results like Bihar happen, and we slump down again, and th

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