Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah described the BJP's massive victory in Uttar Pradesh as a "tsunami and not a ripple in a small pond". Mr. Abdullah said opposition parties should focus their energies towards finding a positive alternative.
Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership in the elections, he said, ‘In a nutshell there is no leader today with a pan India acceptability who can take on Modi & the BJP in 2019.
In a series of tweets on the state poll results, he said, "At this rate, we might as well forget 2019 and start planning (and) hoping for 2024.’ "Punjab, Goa and Manipur would certainly suggest that the BJP isn't unbeatable but strategy needs to shift from criticism to positive alternate," said Mr Abdullah.
Criticising PM Modi "will take us so far", he commented, adding that the voter needs to know there is an option that has a clear, positive road map. "I have said this before and I will say it again the voter needs to be given an alternative agenda that is based on what we will do better," he said.
