With the early voting trends in Uttar Pradesh massively favouring BJP, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah went on to make his prediction about the 2019 elections.
Here is what he had to say in a series of tweets:
And the knives are out for @yadavakhilesh #ResultsWithNDTV
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017
In a nutshell there is no leader today with a pan India acceptability who can take on Modi & the BJP in 2019.
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017
At this rate we might as well forget 2019 & start planning/hoping for 2024.
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017
After almost declaring BJP’s victory in Lok Sabha elections in 2019, he said that BJP isn’t indisputable and could be defeated by providing voters with an “alternate agenda.”
Punjab, Goa & Manipur would certainly suggest that the BJP isn’t unbeatable but strategy needs to shift from criticism to positive alternate
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017
I’ve said this before & I’ll say it again the voter needs to be given an alternative agenda that is based on what we will do better.
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017
Criticising the PM will only take us so far. The voter needs to know there is an option available to them that has a clear +ve road map.
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017
BJP has stolen an early march over its rivals forging ahead in 296 constituencies, leaving rivals SP-Congress combine and the BSP far behind going by trends available during the first three hours of counting.
The SP-Congress coalition was ahead in 71 of the total 403 seats in the state while Mayawati’s party was leading in only 18 places.
(Feature image source: PTI)
