Jammu, Feb. 3 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday underscored the need for the INDIA alliance to have a structured discussion on its future strategy, cautioning that internal rifts could harm its larger goal.

Abdullah parried a direct reply to a question about the prospects of the AAP winning the Delhi Assembly elections and said that party may make a clean sweep like they did in the past.

When asked if the contest between the alliance partners in Delhi would weaken the opposition bloc, Abdullah reiterated the importance of unity.

"I have said this before, and I will say it again-someday, the INDIA alliance will have to sit down and discuss our strategy moving forward. If we fall apart like this, it won't be good ...