In an interview with NDTV's Nazir Masoodi and Marya Shakil, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah lamented the failure of the Gupkar alliance that had been formed between the NC and the PDP. He said that the coalition was formed to fight against divisive forces and the abrogation of Article 370 however, it eventually fell apart due to personal differences. He also went on to say that it would have been better to fight these elections with a united alliance