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Congress leader Arjun Singh on the possibility of defections.
WHAT HE SAID:Migratory birds arrive only in a particular season. They will come when it's voting season.
WHAT HE DID NOT ADD:Especially the vultures.
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Congress president Sonia Gandhi on whether West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu was in the running to the top post.
WHAT SHE SAID:He is not interested in being Prime Minister.
WHAT SHE DID NOT ADD:And, Ashok Singhal is interested in going on the Haj.
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Sonia Gandhi on why the Congress could not form the Government at the Centre.
WHAT SHE SAID:While many have been very sincere in offering their support, others have put their personal interests above national interest.
WHAT SHE DID NOT ADD:It is only the Congress that does not have any interest, since it has no principles.
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Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in his message to the nation.
WHAT HE SAID:When elections come do vote with only one consideration in mind: The interest of our beloved country.
WHAT HE DID NOT ADD:Then again, maybe you'll think again and vote for us.
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Information and Broadcasting Minister Pramod Mahajan on the status of a caretaker Government.
WHAT HE SAID:We are the Government of India today, with full powers.
WHAT HE DID NOT ADD:Just as in the last 13 months. And we will do what we did then - nothing.
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Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.
WHAT HE SAID:Sonia Gandhi is not the only leader. I am also the leader of the Morcha as well as the Samajwadi Party.
WHAT HE DID NOT ADD:Yes, and with leaders like me, do we need the worry about the ISI?
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Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Laloo Prasad Yadav on whether he wanted to become the Prime Minister.
WHAT HE SAID:I am not a fool to offer my backside for sitting on a chair of thorns.
WHAT HE DID NOT ADD:I leave that to Mulayam. After all, he epitomises what bottoming out in Indian politics is all about.
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